Immediate occlusal loading of single lower molars using Brånemark System® Wide Platform TiUnite™ implants: a 5-year follow-up report of a prospective clinical multicenter study.

Introduction: Although not essential, molars hold their importance in terms of functional jaw stability, antagonist opposition, and support of facial height. Therefore, implant therapy is an attractive concept in molar areas. However, especially in the posterior mandible, the conventional two-stage surgical approach to implant therapy was reported to cause higher bone loss and/or higher implant failures with machined implants because of the peculiar anatomic and physiologic conditions of this area.

Simplified treatment of the atrophic posterior maxilla via immediate/early function and tilted implants: A prospective 1-year clinical study.

Background: Posterior maxillae are often difficult to treat owing to the sinus antrum. Placing implants in remaining bone regions in the atrophic maxilla, without performing sinus grafting, is a challenge. Immediate function adds to this challenge.

Immediate occlusal loading of single lower molars using Brånemark System Wide-Platform TiUnite implants: an interim report of a prospective open-ended clinical multicenter study.

Background: First and second molars in the lower jaw are the most commonly missing teeth. As in other jaw regions with tooth loss, implant therapy is an attractive concept. Owing to the wide dimension of the molar teeth, wide implants seem to be a natural choice.

Immediate functional loading of Brånemark System implants with enhanced initial stability: a prospective 1- to 2-year clinical and radiographic study.

Background: The interest in the benefits of immediate loading of titanium implants has recently involved fixed prostheses for partially edentulous areas. The advantages of this approach well justify the need for extending the procedure to all regions of the mouth. Current available clinical literature on this subject is incomplete.