The Effect of Platform Switching on Single Implants in the Esthetic Zone, Following Flapless Surgery and Early-Loading Protocols

The impact of platform switching with flapless surgery on early-loaded single-tooth implants on esthetic outcomes.

Evaluation of clinical, radiographic and microbial outcomes of single implants with platform switching, compared to those with conventional platform.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients should be at least 18 years old and not currently pregnant
• Systemically healthy with no medical contraindications to implant surgery
• Having intact opposite tooth to proposed implant sites
• The edentulous ridge with minimal ridge deformities.

Exclusion Criteria:

• unstable medical status or conditions which may compromise wound healing
• osseous metabolic disorders (e.g., osteoporosis, Paget's disease etc.)
• uncontrolled dental or periodontal diseases
• edentulous ridges with the presence of fibrous dysplasia, severe tissue undercut, residual root, as well as insufficient dimensions or volume