Title

Evaluate clinical outcomes of three single implants with non-splinted crowns and two implants supporting a three unit bridge

Authors

Amit Gaurav^1,*, Rakhi Kumari², Ankur Joshi³, Rahul Dami⁴, Suruchi Singh⁵ & Sadaf Kazmi⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge dentistry , Mithila Minority Dental College & Hospital, Darbhanga, India; ²Department of Dentistry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Purnea, India; ³Department of Dentistry, Government Medical College, Dehradun, India; ⁴Departnment of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge dentistry, Seema Dental College and Hospital Rishikesh, India; ⁵Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, India; ⁶Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Amit Gaurav - E-mail: amityadav2244@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8210167321

Rakhi Kumari - E-mail: rakhi2010dr@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8092046873

Ankur Joshi - E-mail: drankurbjoshi@gmail.com; Phone: +91 93589 29643

Rahul Dami - E-mail: drrahuldhami@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8077881628

Suruchi Singh - E-mail: suruchisingh3091993@gmail.com; Phone: +91 98976 58592

Sadaf Kazmi - E-mail: dr.sadafkazmi@yahoo.com; Phone: +91 94726 17663

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

There is still a dearth of literature comparing the use of two or three implants in the rehabilitation of three-unit edentulous regions in the posterior jaw region. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the clinical outcomes and complications of three single implants with non-splinted crowns (NSC) and two implants supporting a three unit bridge (FDP) with an intervening pontic. Details of 478 patients who had NSC and 456 patients who had FDP were obtained once they fulfilled the standards for inclusion as well as standards of exclusion. Mesial and distal bone height, mobility of implant, peri implantitis (PI) and loss of implants were among the biological complications that were evaluated. The crestal bone loss was lesser in three implants with non-splinted crowns than two implants supporting a three unit bridge with an intervening pontic. The overall complications were also greater in two implants supporting a three unit bridge as compared to three implants with non-splinted crowns.

Keywords

Single implant, non-splinted crown, fixed dental prosthesis

Citation

Gaurav et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 993-999 (2026)

Edited by

Rashmi Laddha

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.