title: Immediate Functional Loading of One-Piece Zirconia Implants in a Full-Arch Maxillary Restoration: A Five-Year Case Report.
abstract: Immediate loading has proven to be a predictable modality for restorations with titanium dental implants. An increasing number of articles indicate that zirconia implants might osseointegrate to a similar extent in this context. This 5-year case report describes an outpatient maxillary restoration with eight immediately loaded zirconia implants. Implantation followed extensive bone augmentation. At the 5-year follow-up, all implants were still well osseointegrated clinically and radiologically. No major bone loss or peri-implantitis had occurred in spite of temporary insufficient patient compliance. More research and studies are needed to confirm these results.
authors.forename: Burghard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peter
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide