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Immediate And Early Loading Of Hydrothermally Treated, Hydroxyapatite-Coated Dental Implants: A 7-Year Prospective Randomized Clinical Study, Afarin Arghami, David Simmons, Jeanne St Germain, Pooja Maney
Immediate And Early Loading Of Hydrothermally Treated, Hydroxyapatite-Coated Dental Implants: A 7-Year Prospective Randomized Clinical Study, Afarin Arghami, David Simmons, Jeanne St Germain, Pooja Maney
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Background Existing research on marginal bone stability around hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated implants often lacks adequate long-term follow-up. The purpose of this randomized prospective study was to evaluate the 7-year outcome of patients with immediate and early loaded single-tooth restorations supported by implants with plasma-sprayed, partially HA-coated surfaces. Forty-two patients in need of 50 single implants were treated in in the Postgraduate Periodontics Clinic of Louisiana State University School of Dentistry. Implants were randomly divided into 2 groups: Group A was immediately loaded, and Group B was early loaded. Continuous follow-up with periodic maintenance care and radiographic evaluations was performed. The primary …