Immediate loading of occluding definitive partial fixed prostheses vs non-occluding provisional restorations - 3-year post-loading results from a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS: This study did not provide a conclusive answer, but suggests that immediate occlusal loading by manufacturing immediate definitive partial fixed prostheses decreases chair time and number of visits.
PMID: 30246184 [PubMed - in process]

Source: European Journal of Oral Implantology - September 25, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Esposito M, Grufferty B, Papavasiliou G, Dominiak M, Trullenque-Eriksson A, Heinemann F Tags: Eur J Oral Implantol Source Type: research