Full Maxillary Arch Immediate Implant, Immediate Loading with Final Single Restorations: A 7-Year Follow up
Dental News Volume XVIII, Number I, March, 2011 by Dr. Jihad Abdallah Successful implant placement immediately after tooth extraction has been well reported in the literature. In this case report, the immediate implant placement and immediate loading of a full maxillary arch is described. Although the temporary restoration was a fixed bridge connecting the twelve implants; the final restoration was twelve single crowns and followed up for 87 months in function. Key Words: dental implants, immediate implant placement, immediate implant loading, locking tapper Introduction Recent advances in implant surgery have made it the standard of care and it now provides a simplicity that is demanded by our patients. Loading directly after implant insertion is of clinical interest since this considerably shortens treatment time. However, early excessive micromotion after implantation interferes with local bone healing and pr...