title: The immediate loading of dental implants.
abstract: The aim of this article is to identify current opportunities for the immediate loading of endosseous dental implants. A biologic basis for the clinical parameters associated with success and failure of immediately loaded implants is presented, and select clinical situations where immediate loading is presently advocated will be illustrated. The wide-ranging applications of the immediate-loading concept for endosseous dental implants will be introduced; however, further experimental validation is necessary before incorporating all of these various expedited therapeutic approaches into practice.
authors.affiliation: Bone Biology and Implant Therapy Laboratory, Department of Prosthodontics, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Lyndon F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Ingeborg J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: De Kok
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rojas-Vizcaya
authors.forename: Preeda
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pungpapong
authors.forename: Skuang-Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000503:physiopathology; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants