title: Immediate postextractive dental implant placement with immediate loading on four implants for mandibular-full-arch rehabilitation: a retrospective analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To date, only few studies have reported on the clinical outcomes of immediate postextraction implant placement and immediate loading.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this retrospective study was to report the results of immediately loading four implants placed in fresh extraction sockets in the mandible after a follow-up of 24 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 2001 and January 2009, 50 patients (28 women and 22 men, average age 54 years), had 347 teeth extracted and a total of 200 dental implants placed in the mandible. The patients received a provisional fixed bridge the same day and a permanent one 3 months later. Clinical checkups were performed after 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. Marginal bone measurements were made in intraoral radiographs taken 1 day after surgery and after 1 year. A questionnaire was used to evaluate self-perceived factors related to comfort, aesthetics, and function.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All bridges were stable and no implant failures were recorded during the follow-up, giving a survival rate of 100%, at 2 years. The marginal bone loss amounted to 1.33 ± 0.36 mm after 1 year and 1.48 ± 0.39 mm after 2 years. Ten patients showed prosthetic complications with the provisional bridge, but all the definitive prostheses remained stable throughout the study period without any complications. The patients reported satisfaction with the treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present retrospective study showed that immediate loading of four implants immediately placed in extraction sockets is a valid treatment modality for the totally edentulous mandible.
authors.affiliation: Dental School, San Giovanni Battista Hospital Molinette, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mozzati
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arata
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gallesio
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mussano
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carossa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001294:Attitude to Health; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000379:methods*; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants