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A comparative study between early occlusal loading at 1 and 6 weeks in implant-retained mandibular overdentures
Asma A Gadallah1, Hanaʼa G Youssef, Yasser M Shawky
1Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt. asmagadallah@yahoo.com
Purpose:
A clinical and a radiographic comparison of periimplant hard and soft tissue changes for the possible effects of early occlusal loading at 1 week versus 6 weeks.
Materials And Methods:
Twelve edentulous patients were treated with two unsplinted implant-retained mandibular overdentures. The patients were randomly divided into two groups. In group I, implants were loaded 1 week after surgery, whereas in group II, implants were loaded 6 weeks after surgery. Clinical periimplant parameters and marginal bone height were recorded first day after loading then after 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.
Results:
Clinical periimplant soft tissues parameters and marginal bone levels showed no statistically significant differences between the two groups during 12 months.
Conclusion:
Early loading after 1 and 6 weeks for two unsplinted implants retaining mandibular overdentures does not compromise periimplant soft tissue health and marginal bone levels.
