title: Immediate loading of bimaxillary total fixed prostheses supported by five flapless-placed implants with machined surfaces: A 6-month follow-up prospective single cohort study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical outcome of fully edentulous patients rehabilitated with immediately loaded bimaxillary screw-retained metal-resin prostheses supported by five implants placed flapless: two in the mandible and three in the maxillae.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-five consecutively treated patients were recruited. To be immediately loaded, implants had to be inserted with a minimum torque of 80 Ncm. Outcome measures were prosthesis and implant failures, and complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six months after loading no patients dropped out and no prosthesis or implant failed. Two maxillary prostheses were loaded early at 8 weeks because implants were inserted with a torque inferior to 45 Ncm. Three complications occurred in two patients but they were all successfully treated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Six months after loading, immediately loaded bimaxillary cross-arch prostheses can be supported by only two mandibular and three maxillary flapless-placed dental implants. Longer follow-ups of approximately 10 years are needed to understand the prognosis of this treatment modality.
authors.forename: Gioacchino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cannizzaro
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Felice
authors.forename: Ignazio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Loi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viola
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collivasone
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013499:Surface Properties; D019415:Torque; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants