Dental Hypotheses (Jan 2017)

Increased bone quantity around an ailing implant in esthetic zone using progressive bone loading: A case report

  • Safoura Ghodsi,
  • Amirreza Hendi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/denthyp.denthyp_25_17
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 74 – 79

Abstract

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Introduction: Progressive loading protocol is a high-demanding procedure suggested to increase the quality of bone when the implant is inserted in D3 or D4-typed bone. The purpose of this study was to present a case report regarding simultaneously progressive and immediately loading implants in the anterior position of the maxilla. Case report: One patient whose implants in the anterior maxilla (in site of teeth #7, #9, #11) had questionable to poor prognosis who was treated immediate and delayed progressive loading protocol and was followed up for 2 years. Discussion: Although the number of studies in this field is limited, it can be concluded that the progressive loading protocol can predictably enhance the treatment success in immediate-loaded implants with poor prognosis and when inserted in low quality bone such as the present case.

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