Success Rate of Immediately Loaded Implants With Platform Switched Design Placed in Anterior Part of Mandible and Restored With Fixed Prostheses

Success Rate of Immediately Loaded Implants With Platform Switched Design Placed in the Anterior Part of the Mandible and Restored With Fixed Prostheses: a Randomized, Split-mouth, Masked, Prospective, Open, Comparison, Monocenter Trial

Change in crestal bone level implants at 5% significance level.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18 to 80
• male or female (female non-pregnant)
• sufficient oral hygiene
• no inflammation/disorder in the area of implant site
• edentulous mandible and sufficient prosthetic and conservative
• sufficient width and height of bone to place implants with diameters of 4.8mm and length of 11 mm
• provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• demonstrate a need for pre-surgical bone or soft tissue augmentation in planned implant areas
• exhibit angulation requirements of restoration exceeding 15 degrees
• systemic metabolic disorder that would compromise post-operative tissue regeneration or osseointegration
• taking medication that would compromise post-operative healing and/or osseointegration
• bone disorders such as osteoporosis, hyperparathyroidism, Paget's disease, diabetes mellitus
• oncology treatment
• oral infection
• acute gingivitis and/or periodontitis
• local bone defects in the area of planned implantation
• disorders of oral mucosa (e.g., leukoplakia, oral lichen, pemphigoid lesions)
• received investigational drug within 30 days
• history of illicit drugs or alcohol abuse
• history of addiction to medication
• allergic to dental materials
• nicotine abuse (> 20 cigarettes/day)
• pregnant or nursing
• clinical significant or unstable medical or physiological conditions that would compromise participation in study
• unable or unwilling to return for follow-up visits for a period of 24 months