title: Biological adaptation to misfits of immediately loaded fixed prostheses following computer-guided surgery.
abstract: In this clinical report, following computer-guided (3D Procera Software Planning Program, Nobel Biocare, Yorba Linda, CA) placement and immediate provisionalization of 12 dental implants (NobelSpeedy™ Replace, Nobel Biocare), misfits of the prefabricated screw-retained interim prostheses were noted at several implant-abutment junctions. Nevertheless, adaptation of the misfits was observed 10 days later, after the loosened screws were tightened. While a high mean marginal bone loss of 2.1 mm (range: 1.4 to 3.5 mm) was noted, all implants remained osseointegrated at 3-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Chevy Chase, MD, USA. ip@perio.org
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Puterman
authors.forename: Joseph Y K
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Kitichai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rungcharassaeng
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Taichiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lozada
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D015921:Dental Implants; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D005260:Female; D057918:Fiducial Markers; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants