Immediately Loaded Titanium Implants with a Porous Anodized Surface with at Least 36 Months of Follow‐Up
- 8 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
- Vol. 8 (4), 169-177
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8208.2006.00008.x
Abstract
Background: Results from some studies clearly suggest that immediate loading can achieve equal success rates as those found in delayed or unloaded implants. There is still a lack of knowledge about the role of surface oxide properties during the peri‐implant bone healing processes. Purpose: The aim of this study was a clinical follow‐up study of immediately loaded implants with a porous anodized surface. Materials and Methods: A total of 142 TiUniteTM (Nobel Biocare, Göteborg, Sweden) implants were inserted from January to September 2001. All implants have been used in fixed restorations. Fifty implants were inserted in completely edentulous mandibles, and 69 implants were inserted in completely edentulous maxillae. All 119 implants were subjected to immediate functional loading (IFL) (immediate restoration with full occlusal contact). The other 23 implants, inserted in 12 patients, underwent immediate nonfunctional loading (INFL) (immediate restoration without occlusal contact) in different anatomical configurations (single tooth, small bridges in the anterior mandible, anterior maxilla, and posterior maxilla). All 142 implants have been followed for at least 3 years. Results: All implants appeared to be osseointegrated from a clinical and radiographic point of view. No failures were observed in the IFL and INFL groups. The implant success was 100%. The mean marginal bone loss was 0.8 and 1.0 mm at 12 and 36 months, respectively. Conclusion: Implants with a porous anodized surface appear to work well under an immediate loading state in the long term.Keywords
This publication has 33 references indexed in Scilit:
- Present Status of Immediate Loading of Oral ImplantsJournal of Oral Implantology, 2004
- In vivo histological response to anodized and anodized/hydrothermally treated titanium implantsJournal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 2003
- Osseous healing characteristics of three different implant typesClinical Oral Implants Research, 2003
- Characteristics of the surface oxides on turned and electrochemically oxidized pure titanium implants up to dielectric breakdown:Biomaterials, 2002
- Immediate functional loading of Brånemark dental implants. An l8‐month clinical follow‐up studyClinical Oral Implants Research, 1999
- Mk II: the self‐tapping Brånemark implant: 5‐year results of a prospective 3‐center studyClinical Oral Implants Research, 1997
- A prospective 15‐year follow‐up study of mandibular fixed prostheses supported by osseointegrated implants. Clinical results and marginal bone loss.Clinical Oral Implants Research, 1996
- Bone response to surface-modified titanium implants: studies on the early tissue response to machined and electropolished implants with different oxide thicknessesBiomaterials, 1996