Immediate loading of the edentulous maxilla with a final restoration supported by an intraoral welded titanium bar: A case series of 20 consecutive cases

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2207-2213

  Degidi, Marco ^a   Nardi, Diego ^a   Piattelli, Adriano ^a  

^a University of Chieti Pescara ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Case series; Dental implants; Osseointegration; Prosthodontics

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; OSTEOLYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTAL SOLDERING; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE PRECISION ATTACHMENT; DENTURE, COMPLETE, UPPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MALE; MAXILLA; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES, PREPROSTHETIC; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 55749108033     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.080141     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Salama H, Rose LF, Salama M, Betts NJ. Immediate loading of bilaterally splinted titanium root-form implants in fixed prosthodontics - A technique re-examined: Two case reports. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 1995;15:344-361.
2. Tarnow DP, Emtiaz S, Classi A. Immediate loading of threaded implants at stage 1 surgery in edentulous arches: Ten consecutive case reports with 1- to 5-year data. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 1997;12:319-324.
3. Grunder U. Immediate functional loading of immediate implants in edentulous arches: Two-year results. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2001;21:545-551.
4. Olsson M, Urde G, Andersen J, Sennerby L. Early loading of maxillary fixed cross-arch dental prostheses supported by six or eight oxidized titanium implants: Results after 1 year of loading, case series. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2003;5:81-87.
5. Misch CE, Degidi M. Five-year prospective study of immediate/early loading of fixed prostheses in completely edentulous jaws with a bone quality-based implant system. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2003;5:17-28.
6. Östman PO, Hellman M, Sennerby L. Direct implant loading in the edentulous maxilla using a bone density-adapted surgical protocol and primary implant stability criteria for inclusion. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2005;7(Suppl. 1):S60-S69.
7. Ibañez JC, Tahhan MJ, Zamar JA, et al. Immediate occlusal loading of double acid-etched surface titanium implants in 41 consecutive full-arch cases in the mandible and maxilla: 6- to 74-month results. J Periodontol 2005;76:1972-1981.
8. van Steenberghe D, Glauser R, Blombäck U, et al. A computed tomographic scan-derived customized surgical template and fixed prosthesis for flapless surgery and immediate loading of implants in fully edentulous maxillae: A prospective multicenter study. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2005;7(Suppl. 1):S111-S120.
9. Degidi M, Gehrke P, Spanel A, Piattelli A. Syncrystallization: A technique for temporization of immediately loaded implants with metal-reinforced acrylic resin restorations. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2006;8:123-134.
10. Mondani PL, Mondani PM. The Pierliugi Mondani intraoral electric solder. Principles of development and explanation of the solder using syncrystallization. Riv Odontostomatol Implantoprotesi 1982;4:28-32.
11. Hruska AR. Intraoral welding of pure titanium. Quintessence Int 1987;18:683-688.
12. Jaffin RA, Kolesar M, Kumar A, Ishikawa S, Fiorellini J. The radiographic bone loss pattern adjacent to immediately placed, immediately loaded implants. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2007;22:187-194.
13. Quirynen M, van Steenberghe D, Jacobs R, Schotte A, Darius P. The reliability of pocket probing around screw-type implants. Clin Oral Implants Res 1991;2:186-192.
14. Maló P, Nobre MDE A, Petersson U, Wigren S. A pilot study of complete edentulous rehabilitation with immediate function using a new implant design: Case series. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2006;8:223-232.
15. Maló P, Rangert B, Nobre M. All-on-4 immediate-function concept with Brånemark System implants for completely edentulous maxillae: A 1-year retrospective clinical study. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2005;7(Suppl. 1):S88-S94.
16. Abrahamsson I, Berglundh T, Sekino S, Lindhe J. Tissue reactions to abutment shift: An experimental study in dogs. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2003;5:82-88.