Retrospective assessment of dental implant applications: cross-sectional study

Aims: The aim of this study was to retrospectively examine the demographic and clinical conditions of the patients operated between 2020 and 2023 and the characteristics of the implants placed and to evaluate them using descriptive statistics. Methods: In this study, 6990 implants were evaluated in a total of 1586 patients aged 17-80 years, whose implant treatments were performed between 2020 and 2023 in Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periondotology and Department of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery. The demographic data obtained were analyzed by descriptive statistical techniques to examine a series of characteristics such as age, gender, edentulous status, implanted sites, type of post-treatment restoration and implant locations, type of post-treatment restoration and the brand and model of implants used. Results: 52.1% (n=827) of the patients were female and 47.9% (n=759) were male. The highest number of patients (n=480) was in the 40-49 age group. The most commonly implanted tooth was the mandibular 1st molar, and the most commonly implanted area was the mandibular molar region. It was determined that 70.8% of the implants were performed in the periodontology clinic. When evaluated according to the type of prosthetic restoration, the highest proportion of patients was 49.4% (n=1366) with fixed partial edentulism terminated with teeth. The lowest number of patients was complete edentulism and overdenture restoration with 5.9% (n=162). Conclusion: In this study; demographic and clinical characteristics of dental implant applications and the results were explained with descriptive statistical analysis methods. Retrospective evaluation of the features of clinical applications and prosthetic rehabilitation of implants is very valuable in terms of guiding treatment planning processes.