Full arch immediate occlusal loading using site specific implants: A clinical series of 10 patients (13 arches).

Purpose: Osseointegration of dental endosseous implants has proven to be effective, predictable, and clinically successful. Unloaded healing protocols were originally used in treating edentulous patients. Full arch immediate occlusal loading protocols have been shown to be as effective as unloaded healing protocols.

Implant insertional torque values predict outcomes.

Purpose: To study the relationships between insertional torque values (ITVs) recorded during implant placement and implant healing times and cumulative survival rates.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study evaluated 174 Osseotite 6.0-mm-diameter, straight-wall, threaded dental implants (BIOMET 3i, Palm Beach Gardens, FL) placed in 172 consecutive patients by the primary author.