Immediate loading: a simple protocol to create a passively fitting provisional fixed implant-supported complete denture in 1 day.
Many studies have shown success with immediate loading of dental implants. The purpose of this paper is to report on a procedure that places implants with a sand-blasted and acid-etched surface and loads them with a fixed, provisional, immediately loaded mandibular complete denture, all in a single day. The various surgical, prosthetic, and laboratory phases are explained, with particular attention paid to a luting technique that is able to reduce prosthetic misfit. A series of 14 patients was treated with this protocol and followed for a mean of 28.2 months. A 100% implant survival rate was achieved, and all prostheses were in place and functioning at the most recent follow-up.
Longoni
Salvatore
S
Milano-Bicocca University Dental School, Milan, Italy. salvatorelongoni@sapol.it
Sartori
Matteo
M
Apruzzese
Domenico
D
Davide
Roberto
R
Baldoni
Marco
M
D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged