Implant Restoration

Immediate Loading of Extra-short Implants (6.5 mm in length)

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A Retrospective Study with 2 to 6 Years of Follow-up Immediate loading of dental implants is a protocol that has become increasingly widespread since it began to be used in the 1990s1-3 and today has success rates similar to those of implants inserted using the “conventional” loading protocol (98.2% for immediate loading versus 99.6% for conventional … Read more

Safer Implant Prosthesis Cementation: Preventing Submarginal Cement and Open Margins

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Implant treatment complications related to both screw and cement-retained installation systems appear to be similar and troubling. Peri-implant disease treatments can be uncomfortable, expensive, and unpredictable.1,2 Intra-oral cementation can consistently optimize the fit of implant parts and reduce cantilevers to improve access to care,3,4 but has been plagued by complications related to residual subgingival cement … Read more