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Loading protocols for dental implants in edentulous patients.

German O Gallucci1, Dean Morton, Hans-Peter Weber

  • 1Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Science, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. german_gallucci@hsdm.harvard.edu

The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants
|November 4, 2009
PubMed
Summary

This systematic review found conventional loading of implant-supported prostheses for the edentulous mandible and maxilla has the highest validation. Immediate loading protocols, especially for maxillary overdentures, lack sufficient scientific evidence.

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Area of Science:

  • Dental Implantology
  • Prosthodontics
  • Evidence-Based Dentistry

Background:

  • Implant-supported rehabilitations are crucial for edentulous patients.
  • Assessing the evidence for different loading protocols is essential for clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review scientific and clinical evidence for implant-supported rehabilitations in the edentulous mandible and maxilla.
  • To evaluate the validation of various implant loading protocols.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic electronic literature search (1966-2008) of multiple databases.
  • Inclusion of 61 studies focusing on rough-surface implants.
  • Data extraction and validation protocol based on study design, sample size, and outcome homogeneity.

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Main Results:

  • Analysis included 2,278 patients and 9,701 implants.
  • Conventional loading showed highest validation for mandibular overdentures and maxillary fixed prostheses.
  • Immediate loading protocols, particularly for maxillary overdentures and immediately placed implants, demonstrated insufficient validation.

Conclusions:

  • Conventional loading protocols are well-validated for specific edentulous indications.
  • Further research is needed to support immediate loading protocols, especially in the maxilla.
  • Varying degrees of clinical documentation exist for other loading protocols.