Franco Audia

Abstract

The conventional protocol for placement of endosseous root form implants requires up to twelve months of ossification of the extraction socket prior to implant placement. An alternative approach includes the immediate placement of dental implants into a prepared extraction socket following tooth removal. The purpose of this study was to compare conventionally placed non-loaded dental implants with those placed immediately into extraction sockets and progressively loaded in adult patients. A total of twenty implants were placed in eighteen patients and followed for a twelve-month period.

Clinically, no significant differences between conventional and immediately placed dental implants were observed. Radiographically, immediately placed implants had statistically significant greater bone height (measured from the implant collar to the alveolar crest) at twelve months than did conventionally placed implants at the same time interval.

This study suggests that progressively loaded dental implants placed into extraction sites is an effective alternative to conventional implant placement.

Department

Dentistry

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Alan Herford

Second Advisor

Philip Boyne

Third Advisor

Suzanne McCormick

Fourth Advisor

Paul Richardson

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

2001

Date (Title Page)

8-2001

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Dental Implantation; Root Canal Preparation

Type

Thesis

Page Count

viii; 32

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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