Immediate occlusal loading of Osseotite implants in the lower edentulous jaw. A multicenter prospective study
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2004
Citazione:
Immediate occlusal loading of Osseotite implants in the lower edentulous jaw. A multicenter prospective study / T. Testori, A. Meltzer, M. Del Fabbro, F. Zuffetti, M. Troiano, L. Francetti, R.L. Weinstein. - In: CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH. - ISSN 0905-7161. - 15:3(2004), pp. 278-284.
Abstract:
Objective: This paper reports the results of a prospective multicenter clinical study on
immediately fully occlusally loaded full-arch screw-retained prostheses with distal
extensions (hybrid prostheses) supported by Osseotite implants inserted in edentulous lower
jaws.
Method and material: Sixty-two patients were enrolled in four clinical centers. Three
hundred and twenty-five Osseotite implants were inserted and occlusally loaded according
to an immediate loading protocol. The temporary prosthesis was delivered 4 h from surgery.
The final prosthesis was delivered after 6 months. Marginal bone loss was monitored from
periapical radiographs using a computerized technique.
Results: Two implants failed to integrate within 2 months of occlusal loading. A cumulative
implant success rate of 99.4% was achieved for a period of 12–60 months postplacement
(mean 28.6714.1 (SD) months). Crestal bone loss around the immediately loaded implants
was similar to that reported for standard delayed loading protocols.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the rehabilitation of the edentulous
mandible by an immediate occlusally loaded hybrid prosthesis supported by five to six
Osseotite implants represents a viable alternative treatment to classic delayed loading
protocols.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
dual acid etching ; edentulous mandible ; endosseous implants ; immediate loading ; osseotite surface
Elenco autori:
T. Testori, A. Meltzer, M. Del Fabbro, F. Zuffetti, M. Troiano, L. Francetti, R.L. Weinstein
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