Facts And Figures

At this time, only 2% of patients worldwide who are replacing missing teeth are opting for dental implants, but the number has been growing steadily over the past several years at a rate of 12-15%.¹

By age 50, Americans have lost an average of 12.1 teeth (including wisdom teeth). ²

The overall U.S. rate of full edentulism (loss of all permanent teeth) for adults 18 and older is approximately 10%, and the rate increases with age (approximately 33% of those 65 and older are completely edentulous in the U.S.) ³

A five-year multicenter study in progress at four private practices to determine the cumulative success rate and prosthetic outcome when using 3i’s Osseotite™ implants in the posterior maxillary and mandibular areas (with a total of 219 implants placed in 74 patients) yielded the following findings after 34.4 months:

• The cumulative success rate (those that initially osseointegrated) for all 219 implants at 34.4 months was 98.6%. Note: Of the 219, 3 failed before integration
  
• The cumulative implant success rate for anterior implants was 100%
  
• The cumulative implant success rate for posterior implants was 98.4%
  
• The cumulative postloading (after crown or prosthesis attached) success rate for both anterior and posterior implants was 100% ⁴

Our office has achieved a similar cumulative success rate over the past 5 years and our experience supports the findings of this study.