Immediate Loading and Fully Guided Surgery: Single Implants

Immediate Loading of Single Implants, Guided Surgery, Digital Impression and CAD/CAM Technology: Clinical and Patient-centered Outcome.

To evaluate the overall treatment outcome of single implants installed with the assistance of fully guided-surgery, submitted to immediate loading with restorations fabricated with the help of intraoral scanning, during a 1-year follow-up period.

Inclusion Criteria:

• at least 18 years of age who had signed an informed consent
• in need of a single-tooth replacement of an incisor, canine or pre-molar in the maxilla.

Exclusion Criteria:

• general contraindications for oral surgery
• patients with inadequate oral hygiene
• need for bone grafting or ridge augmentation.