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ReviewEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2020

Mini-screw implant-supported pontics for the transitional management of missing permanent maxillary lateral incisors in children and adolescents: a review of currently available evidence.

D Michelogiannakis, F Javed, H Vastardis

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Review in European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

D MichelogiannakisDivision of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5356-4406
F JavedDivision of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9253-1989
H VastardisDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. vastard@dent.uoa.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5331-9355
Eastman Chemical Company (United States) · USNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo review currently available evidence regarding the use of mini-screw implant (MSI)-supported pontics for the transitional management of missing permanent maxillary lateral incisors in children and adolescents.

methodsIndexed databases were searched until October 2019. The following inclusion criteria were imposed: (a) children and adolescents with missing permanent maxillary lateral incisor/s; (b) temporary replacement of missing permanent maxillary lateral incisors with MSI-supported pontics; (c) clinical and radiographic assessment of the outcome [MSI stability and/or alveolar bone (ALB) development]; and (d) follow-up after pontic placement. Commentaries, letters to the Editor, reviews, and studies in adult patients and/or patients with systemic/genetic diseases, with no follow-up, and without clinical and radiographic assessment of the outcome were excluded.

resultsSix out of 225 initially-identified studies were included. All studies were case-reports/series. A variability was observed among studies-assessed regarding the treatment protocol such as in the MSI dimensions, loading time and pontic retention protocol. Results from the included studies indicate that the MSI-supported pontics remained stable, with no infraocclusion and angular bony defect formation, ALB levels and bone density were maintained, and there was vertical ALB development during the follow-up period which ranged up to 99 months. Reported complications included MSI loss due to mobility, crown repair/replacement due to discoloration, and gingival impingement.

conclusionsThe limited evidence shows that MSI-supported pontics are useful transitional restorations for missing permanent maxillary lateral incisors in children and adolescents; however, further well-designed clinical trials are needed in this regard.

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IncisorMaxillaAdolescentAdultBone ScrewsChildDenture, Partial, FixedHumansPeriodontal IndexChildren/adolescentsMissing lateral incisorsOrthodontic mini-screw implantsTemporary replacementTransitional restoration

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