title: Single-stage, immediate loading, and flapless surgery.
abstract: With appropriate patient selection, single-stage surgery, immediate loading, and flapless site preparation are dependable treatment approaches that offer significant benefits to implant patients. This paper briefly reviews the history of these approaches and describes the conditions necessary to achieve long-term success. Case studies also are included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Implantology, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D013997:Time Factors; D016474:Weight-Bearing
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants