title: Immediate loading of four implants (BTLock(®)) in the maxilla and provisional restoration with guide-surgery (SimPlant, Materialise(®)): case report.
abstract: The severe atrophy of the jaws are a challenging therapeutic problem, since the increase in bone is necessary to allow the placement of a sufficient number of implants. Combining immediate functionalization with the concept of guided surgery they combine the advantages offered by the innovative surgical and prosthetic implant technique (All-on-Four(®)) with those of computer-assisted planning in cases of severe bone atrophy. The method used in this case report, combines these two concepts in a surgical and prosthetic protocol safe and effective for the immediate function of 4 implants to support a fixed prosthesis in completely edentulous subjects. The integration of technology with immediate function with the concept of computer-guided surgery for implant placement and rehabilitation of completely edentulous jaws is now a predictable treatment modality with implant survival comparable to the traditional protocols.
authors.affiliation: Department of Odontostomatology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spinelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: DE Vico
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiavetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bollero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barlattani
keywords: guided surgery; immediate loading; tilted implants