Title

Implant success in grafted versus non-grafted posterior mandibular sites: A clinical study

Authors

Preeti B. Astagi^1,*, Harikrishnan Balachandran Pillai², Kolli Giri³, Suresh Chinnakutti⁴, Bharathiram Guduri⁵, Prateek Tripathy⁶ & Rahul Tiwari⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics Crown and Bridge, Maratha Mandal's NGH Institute of Dental Sciences, Bauxite Road, Belgaum, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; ²Department of Periodontology, Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kollam, Kerala, India; ³Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinnaoutpalli, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁵Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, GSL Dental College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hi-Tech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; ⁷Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Preeti B. Astagi - E-mail: drpreetiastagi@gmail.com
Harikrishnan Balachandran Pillai - E-mail: drharipillai@gmail.com
Kolli Giri - E-mail: dr.kolligiriomfs@gmail.com
Suresh Chinnakutti - E-mail: drcsureshbds@gmail.com
Bharathiram Guduri - E-mail: drgbharathiramomfs@gmail.com
Prateek Tripathy - E-mail: prk.tripathy55@gmail.com
Rahul Tiwari - E-mail: drrahulvctiwari@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025

Abstract

Implant success in grafted and non-grafted posterior mandibular sites is always a topic of discussion for decades. A retrospective review of 80 patients and 120 implants was conducted. Clinical and radiographic success was evaluated after three years. Implant survival was slightly higher in non-grafted sites (96.7%) than grafted sites (93.3%). Marginal bone loss was greater in grafted sites. Therefore, it is of interest to compare implant success in grafted and non-grafted posterior mandibular sites.

Keywords

Dental implants, alveolar bone grafting, mandible, treatment outcome, survival rate

Citation

Astagi et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3253-3255 (2025)

Edited by

Akshaya Ojha

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.