Abstract
Patients with implants inserted by one consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon whose suprastructures were made either by general dental practitioners (GDPs) or the Consultant Service were reviewed and compared. A total of 88 patients with 224 implants inserted over a 12-year period (1991-2003) were identified and contacted while 28 patients with 83 implants volunteered to be examined. Implants survived equally well with GDP-and consultant-produced suprastructures.