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
Digital Publisher
Loma Linda University Libraries
Copyright
Author
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.
Recommended Citation
Audia, Franco, "An Evaluation of Progressively Loaded Root Form Dental Implants Placed into Extraction Sites" (2001). Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects. 1299.
https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/1299
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