title: Immediate Implant Placement and Loading of Single Implants in the Esthetic Zone: Clinical Outcome and Esthetic Evaluation in a Japanese Population.
abstract: This study evaluated the clinical outcomes of immediately loaded maxillary anterior single implants placed in fresh extraction sockets. A patient cohort that was treated 1.5 years earlier was recalled, and 18 patients (6 men, 12 women) with 21 implants were included. Clinical photographs and periapical radiographs were taken at follow-up and baseline to determine the bone loss and change in esthetics. No marginal bone loss was detected at follow-up (mean bone level ± standard deviation = 0.32 ± 0.82 mm). Immediate implant placement and loading resulted in predictable clinical and esthetic outcomes, with soft and hard tissue levels remaining stable over time.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vandeweghe
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vervack
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Bruyn
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jimbo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome