title: Clinical Outcomes After Immediate and Late Implant Loading for a Single Missing Tooth in the Anterior Maxilla.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study compared the clinical outcomes of 1-year follow-up of immediate and late implant loading after implant restoration of a single tooth in the anterior maxilla.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-three patients with missing teeth in the anterior maxilla were included in this study (18 immediate loading and 15 late loading). Standard periapical radiographs were obtained to evaluate the vertical bone loss around the implant. For both implant groups, periimplant parameters (probing depth, gingival bleeding index, gingival index (GI), modified plaque index, width of keratinized gingiva) were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences in bone loss, the widths of keratinized gingiva, the GI, and modified plaque index between the immediate implant loading and late implant loading groups (P > 0.05). A significant difference in the probing depth was observed between these groups at the initial and 1-month evaluations (P < 0.05). Significant differences in bleeding indices between these groups were observed at months 3 and 6 (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When selecting appropriate patients (adequate primary stability, patient compliance with the surgeon's recommendations), immediate implant loading may be an alternative method to late loading protocol for replacement of a missing tooth in anterior maxilla.
authors.affiliation: *Prosthodontist, Nimet Bayraktar Oral and Dental Health Center, Kayseri, Turkey. †Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. ‡Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. §Research Assistant, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. ¶Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pnar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zortuk
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kiliç
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinçel
authors.forename: Haydar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Albayrak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult