Immediate Loading of Implants in a Completely Edentulous Maxilla Using Flapless Surgery

Immediate loading of dental implants in the edentulous maxilla.

OBJECTIVE Immediate loading of dental implants in the edentulous mandible has proven to be an effective, reliable, and predictable procedure. There is little long-term data available on similar treatments in the edentulous maxilla. The aim of the present study was to clinically evaluate edentulous maxilla rehabilitation with removable prostheses supported by the Ankylos SynCone (Dentsply-Friade...

Immediate fixed restoration of implants in the atrophic edentulous maxilla.

Patient satisfaction after receiving dental implants with immediate loading in the edentulous atrophic maxilla

Purpose: Ability in analyzing and understanding patient assessment is crucial in further development of implant technology. This study evaluated patient satisfaction for patients receiving six implants in the upper jaw and an implant supported bridge delivered within twenty-four hours after surgery using the Oral Health Impact Profile 49 questionnaire. Materials and Methods: 51 patients who wer...

Immediate loading of four or six implants in completely edentulous patients.

In this retrospective study, 44 patients received screw-retained full-arch acrylic resin provisional prostheses connected on 4 or 6 implants in the mandible or maxilla, respectively. With a mean follow-up of 17.6 months, 3 of 205 implants were lost and replaced successfully. Cosmetic fractures were shown in six patients; one abutment loosening, one abutment fracture, and one implant fracture we...

Immediate occlusal loading of Osseotite implants in the completely edentulous mandible.

PURPOSE This article reports the preliminary data from a clinical study of immediately loaded, full-arch, screw-retained prosthesis with distal extensions (hybrid prosthesis) supported by Osseotite implants placed in the edentulous mandible. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen patients who received 103 implants were enrolled in this study. The first 2 patients received both immediately loaded and s...