Dental Implant Supported Removable Dental Prostheses

An Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Immediate Loading With Conventional Loading Using Cone-anchored Implant Supported Removable Dental Prostheses, a Two Year Follow up

To prospectively monitor the survival rate of Ankylos® dental implants, comparing delayed versus immediate loading, using abutments with the SynCone® concept for implant-supported detachable dental prosthesis (ISDDP) in the edentulous upper jaw.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provision of informed consent
• Extraction sockets should have healed at least 4 months
• Sufficient bone volume to place six implants in the maxilla
• No previous bone augmentation procedures
• The mandible can have any kind of dentition as long as a well-distributed contact relationship with the new prosthesis in the maxilla can be established.
• Accepting to comply with study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physical or psychological disorders prohibiting implant treatment
• Heavy smoking (>10 cigarettes/day)
• Present alcohol and/or drug abuse
• Physical handicap that may interfere with the ability to perform oral hygiene