title: Advanced immediate functional loading: requirements for long-term success in modern implant dentistry.
abstract: There are benefits to be derived from the use of advanced surgical protocols in conjunction with immediate functional loading using various dental implant designs and implant-abutment connections. Clinical protocols with simultaneous bone grafting, immediate implant placement, and/or sinus augmentations when a shortened treatment period is needed are included in this report, with the aim of providing understanding of the main protocol characteristics and prerequisites for long-term success in implant dentistry. This article presents three clinical cases that illustrate possibilities for advanced immediate loading using different implant designs. It demonstrates treatment of severe bone defects and the facilitation of placing implants in regenerated bone that can be immediately loaded.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Periodontology, Stony Brook University, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.
authors.forename: Georgios E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Romanos
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003813:Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading