Clinical outcomes of the Nobel Active dental implant system after one year of loading : a retrospective multicentre analysis

Objective: A retrospective review of charts was conducted to assess the survival rate and marginal bone loss around Nobel Active implants after one year of loading. Methods: The study included 124 NobelActive dental implants that were placed by experienced practitioners in two private clinics and by senior Graduate Periodontics residents at the University of British Columbia. The effect of patient, medical condition, site, implant, surgeon’s experience and timing related risk factors on implant survival and marginal bone loss was evaluated. Implant failure was defined as the loss or removal of an implant. Radiographic measurements of marginal bone loss (mm) were made using Image J 1.42 software and Planmeca Romexis 2.2.7R software. Bivariate analyses were used to identify variables associated with implant failure and marginal bone loss. Risk factors that were shown to be significant (p