Immediate versus conventional loading of mandibular implant-supported fixed prostheses in edentulous patients: 10-year report of a randomised controlled trial.

Purpose: To compare the clinical outcomes of immediate versus conventional delayed loading of four dental implants in edentulous mandibles with fixed prostheses.

Materials And Methods: A blinded, two-arm, parallel group, randomised controlled trial was conducted. A total of 42 patients were included, and each received four Brånemark System implants with a TiUnite surface.

A comparative evaluation of the effect of phototherapy of fiber post on its bond strength to dental composite.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of diode laser as a phototherapy on surface treatment of fiber post and its bond strength to resin core build-up material. In this in-vitro study fifty fiber post of 1 mm tip-diameter and 20 mm length were used. The posts were mounted and randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 10) according to different surface treatment methods i.