Comparison of immediately loaded flapless-placed one-piece implants and flapped-placed conventionally loaded two-piece implants, both fitted with all-ceramic single crowns, 
in the posterior mandible: 3-year results from 
a randomised controlled pilot trial.

CONCLUSIONS: Both implant procedures might be viable in the short term, but statistically significantly more bone loss might be indicative of future problems with OPI. Because of the high incidence of chipping, veneered zirconia crowns cannot be recommended on posterior implants. Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors are grateful to Nobel Biocare for providing the study materials free of charge. Money received from the manufacturer was used to reimburse participants for regular attendance at follow-up appointments and to finance data management. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
PMID: 28555208 [PubMed - in process]

Source: European Journal of Oral Implantology - May 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Bömicke W, Gabbert O, Koob A, Krisam J, Rammelsberg P Tags: Eur J Oral Implantol Source Type: research