Loading Protocols for Implant-Supported Overdentures in the Edentulous Jaw: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Immediate Loading of Mandibular Overdentures Supported by One‐Piece, Direct Metal Laser Sintering Mini‐Implants: A Short‐Term Prospective Clinical Study

“…With immediate loading protocols, both patient‐related (bone quantity/quality, health condition, smoking habit) and implant‐related (surgical technique, distribution of the implants, splinting of the implants, implant length and diameter, design, surface) variables can represent important factors for the final treatment outcome 38‐40 …”

“…Immediate loading in the mandible had a better prognosis than in the maxilla 5,38‐40 . In recent reviews comparing immediately loaded with early and conventionally loaded implants for OD treatment, all loading protocols provided high survival rates, in the range of, or superior to, other state‐of‐the‐art treatment options in dentistry 38,39 .…”

Three-year Prospective Evaluation of Immediately Loaded Mandibular Implant Overdentures retained with Locator Attachments

“…This path also may decrease the number of patient visits as compared with the conventional approach of implant placement and healing over a 3-to 4-months healing period. [22][23][24] For many years, dental implants have shown varying degrees of success when loaded immediately on implant placement. As clinicians' understanding of biological and mechanical factors involved in immediate occlusal loading has developed, the success of these procedures has increased mainly as a treatment option for the restoration of the edentulous mandible.…”

Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant‐supported overdentures on telescopic abutments and immediate loading. A controlled prospective clinical study

“…In 2004, the American Dental Association (ADA) had approved immediate loading for single tooth anterior implants and mandibular implants in the anterior area . Systematic reviews focused on immediate loading of implants supporting overdentures report high survival rates but still recommend immediate loading for mandibular implants only when an increased initial stability ( > 35 N) can be achieved. More extended long‐term clinical studies with increased number of patients and implants are needed, however, to verify the efficacy of the treatment method.…”