Immediate occlusal loading of double acid-etched surface titanium implants in 41 consecutive full-arch cases in the mandible and maxilla: 6- to 74-month results.

Background: The high success rate of dental implants has changed the quality of life for many patients. Immediate loading finds its application in some clinical cases and certainly adds another modality of treatment for the implant patient. Starting with a few implants immediately loaded with a bar overdenture in the mandible, the concept of immediate loading evolved to loading multiple implants in both the maxilla and mandible.

Performance of double acid-etched surface external hex titanium implants in relation to one- and two-stage surgical procedures.

Background: The use of external hex titanium implants is widely accepted; however, in the past few years, they have been placed by using not only the traditional two-stage surgical protocol, but also the one-stage surgical protocol. The aim of the present study was to compare the success rates that can be obtained from two-stage surgeries (conventional protocol) and one-stage surgeries when double acid-etched surface external hex titanium implants are used.

Methods: A total of 654 double acid-etched surface external hex titanium implants were studied in 195 patients (109 females and 86 males) aged 18 to 79 (mean 49.