Immediate loading of Brånemark system TiUnite and machined-surface implants in the posterior mandible, part II: a randomized open-ended 9-year follow-up clinical trial.

Purpose: To present clinical results with 9 years of follow-up of a protocol of immediately loaded implants with two different surfaces.

Materials And Methods: A total of 44 patients received 66 Brånemark System TiUnite and 55 Brånemark machined implants, all immediately loaded. Control examinations were performed on the day of surgery and at 1-, 3-, and 9-year follow-up visits.