title: Immediate fixed restoration of the edentulous maxilla after implant placement.
abstract: Immediate loading of the edentulous maxilla is possible when sufficient bone is available to provide primary stability of implants located in positions congruent with an ideal prosthesis. Treatment planning, implant placement with immediate provisionalization, and final prosthodontic rehabilitation are best integrated by a process that uses the immediate provisional prosthesis as a surgical and restorative guide. Designating the planned tooth position is a prerequisite step to the identification of possible implant positions. The cervical contours of the planned prosthesis are critical determinants of this relationship. Defining the planned tooth/residual alveolar bone relationship aids in selecting both the possible type of prosthesis and implant locations. When the treatment plan is transferred directly from the tomographic template to the surgical template to the conversion prosthesis used for immediate loading, the surgical and prosthodontic management of this procedure is well defined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, 114 Dental Research Center, CB 7455, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Lyndon_Cooper@dentistry.unc.edu
authors.forename: Lyndon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Ingeborg J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: De Kok
authors.forename: Glenn J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Reside
authors.forename: Preeda
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pungpapong
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rojas-Vizcaya
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000379:methods; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016474:Weight-Bearing
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants