Immediate loading of Brånemark System Implants: a comparison between TiUnite and turned implants placed in the anterior mandible.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study was to compare the treatment outcome of TiUnite- and turned-surfaced Brånemark System (Nobel Biocare AB, Göteborg, Sweden) implants when applying immediate loading of cross-arch designed fixed partial dentures in the anterior mandible.


METHODS
Fifteen patients with edentulous mandibles participated in the study. In one half of the jaw, between the exit of the nerve-vessel bundle and the midline, one type of implant was placed and in the remaining half the other type. The implants were loaded the day of surgery via a fixed, temporary supra-construction. Ten days later, the permanent one was screw retained to the implant pillars.


RESULTS
The present 18-month clinical trial failed to demonstrate any differences regarding healing and cumulative success rate of an an-oxidized implant surface (TiUnite) and a turned (turned) one when implants in the anterior mandible were exposed to functional load within 24 hours after installation.


CONCLUSIONS
A high predictability regarding the treatment outcome for immediately loaded Brånemark implants in the anterior mandible was observed. Furthermore, no difference between the traditional turned and the an-oxidized implant surface (TiUnite) could be observed. However, it has to be stressed that all implants (irrespective of surface) were placed in the anterior mandible and also that all the patients demonstrated a high level of oral hygiene.
Fröberg
Kjell-Krister
KK
Deprtment of Oral Radiology, Malmö University, Sweden.
Lindh
Christina
C
Ericsson
Ingvar
I
D000368:Aged; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003481:Cuspid; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003775:Dental Polishing; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003831:Denture, Partial, Immediate; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D015921:Dental Implants; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium