Brånemark System Facts & Figures Brånemark System is synonymous with the revolution in dental care by the introduction of safe and effective implants. Professor Brånemark, its inventor, always put the patient in focus and secured the outcome by meticulous clinical evidence. The first patient was treated in 1965, and Brånemark System is today the most used and documented implant system on the market. More than 1000 articles, published in scientific journals, report on the use and the excellent outcome of Brånemark System implants. A dominating position In a published review 6 on prospective, long-term clinical studies, Brånemark System had a dominating position; more than 50% of the reviewed articles reported on studies performed with Brånemark System implants. Prospective long-term clinical studies The reference tables below shows an overview of some of the Brånemark System long-term studies with at least 5 years of follow-up. The references are divided according to indication areas; i.e., full-arch, partial and single-tooth replacements.
Table 1. Overview of cumulative survival/success rates () in full arch replacements. Full arch replacements Prosthesis F-up Attard NJ & Zarb GA 2004 OD 15 y 96% 100% Attard NJ & Zarb GA 2004 FB 20 y 87% 84% Bergendal T & Engquist B 1998 OD 5 y 100% 75% - - Eliasson A et al 2000 FB 5 y 99% - - - Ericsson I et al 2000 FB 5 y 100% - - - Ekelund JA et al 2003 FB 20 y 99% - 100% - Friberg B et al 1997 FB 5 y 100% 87% 97% Hemmings KW et al 1994 OD 5 y 93% - - - Jemt T 1994 FB 5 y - 92% - 96% Jemt T et al 2002 FB 5 y - 93% - 95% Naert I et al 1998 Naert I et al 2004 OD OD 5y 10 y 99% 99% - - - Watson RM et al 1997 OD 5 y 72% 100% 78% Åstrand P et al 2004 FB 5 y 95% - Örtorp A et al 2004 FB 5 y 99.5% 100%* 89% 97%* 100% 100%* 95% 96.5%* FB, fixed bridge; OD, overdenture; * The reference includes 2 study groups.
Table 2. Overview of cumulative survival/success rates () in partial replacements. Partial replacements Prosthesis F-up Attard N et al 2003 FPD 8 y 92% 89% Glauser R et al 2007 FPD 5y 97% - - Gunne J et al 1999 FPD 10 y 88% - 82.5% - Jemt T & Lekholm U 1993 FPD 5 y 97% 100% Jemt T et al 2003 (Group A) FPD 5 y 99% 100% 97.5% Lekholm U et al 1994 Lekholm U et al 1999 FPD FPD 5 y 10 y 92% 90% 86.5% Wyatt CCL & Zarb GA 1998 FPD 5 y 97% Zarb GA & Schmitt A 1993 FPD 5 y 92% 98% - - Zarb GA & Schmitt A 1993 FB/OD 5 y 89% 100% 100% FB, fixed bridge; OD, overdenture; FPD, fixed partial denture Table 3. Overview of cumulative survival/success rates () in single tooth replacements. Single tooth replacements F-up Andersson B et al 1998 5 y NR 98.5% NR 94 % Andersson B et al 1998 5 y - 100% - 97% Henry PJ et al 1996 5 y NR 97% - - Polizzi G et al 1999 5 y 93% - Scheller H et al 1998 5 y NR 98% NR 91 % NR, not reported in the table (< 20 implants)
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