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Journal of Oral Science & Rehabilitation 68 Volume 2 | Issue 1/2016 E s t h e t i c e v a l u a t i o n o f i m p l a n t s a f t e r o r t h o d o n t i c s p a c e o p e n i n g t r e a t m e n t Five-year esthetic evaluation of implants used to restore congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors after orthodontic space opening treatment Alessandro Mangano,* Alberto Caprioglio,* Francesco Mangano,* Aldo Macchi,* Luca Levrini* & Carlo Mangano† * Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy † Department of Stomatology and Biotechnologies, “ Gabriele d’Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy C o r r e s p o n d i n g a u t h o r : Dr. Alessandro Mangano Clinica Odontostomatologica Via Giuseppe Piatti, 10 21100 Velate VA Italy T +39 033282 5644 F +39 033282 5640 ale.mangano10@gmail.com H o w t o c i t e t h i s a r t i c l e : Mangano A, Caprioglio A, Mangano F, Macchi A, Levrini L, Mangano C. Five-year esthetic evaluation of implants used to restore congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors after orthodontic space opening treatment. J Oral Science Rehabilitation. 2016 Mar;2(1):62–71. Abstract O b j e c t i v e This is a five-year follow-up study of a previous investigation with the aim of assessing the esthetic outcome of Morse taper implants used to replacecongenitallymissinglateralincisorsafterorthodontictreatment. M a t e r i a l s a n d m e t h o d s Twentyconsecutivelytreated patientsweretreated using Morsetaper connection implants (Leone Implant System, Leone, Florence, Italy) afterorthodontic space opening.The pinkesthetic score/white esthet- icscoreindexwasappliedbyanindependentcalibratedexaminertothe implant-supported restorations at the five-year recall visit, comparing the esthetic outcome to the previous examinations performed at the three-month and the three-year recall visits. R e s u l t s No implantswere lost.All ofthe implants fulfilledthe established suc- cess criteria for dental implants with regard to osseointegration and prosthetic complications, with an overall implant–crown success rate of 100%. At the five-year follow-up, the mean distance between the implant shoulder and the first visible bone–implant contact was 0.44 ± 0.14 mm (95% CI: 0.41–0.47), the mean pink esthetic score was 8.35 ± 1.63 and the mean white esthetic score was 8.80 ± 1.00. C o n c l u s i o n The use of single-tooth Morse taper connection implants for replacing congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors after orthodontic treat- ment appears to be a successful procedure. K e y w o r d s Implants,congenitallymissinglateralincisors,orthodonticspaceopen- ing treatment. T +390332825644 F +390332825640