Immediate load on the edentulous mandible: treatment planning considerations.
Immediate load protocols for the edentulous mandible offer the patient many advantages in terms of decreased number of visits, improved early function, and reduction of surgical exposure; however, this treatment modality is not universally appropriate for all patients. The available evidence will assist the clinician in developing a customized and comprehensive informed consent. Patient selection and patient-mediated factors will dictate the suitability of not only a fixed or removable prosthesis, but also whether immediate loading would enhance the cost/benefit ratio. The indications, objective and subjective patient considerations, and design strategies are discussed for the immediate load scenario.
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Sadowsky
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D003779:Denture Design; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment