Our Experience in Immediate Load uponImplants in Toothless Patients

Overview

The study was aimed at detection of the possibilities of immediately loading theimplants in toothless patients. The patients with unsuitable anatomical conditions in lower jawwere treated with two implants in the positions 33, 43. In these patients the authors did notwait the usual three months until the second phase of implantation. Spherical supra-constructionswere introduced immediately after introduction of the implants and the surgical interventionwas finished by a stitch. Immediately afterwards, matrixes of fast-polymerizationresins were fixed into the existing prosthesis.Having removed the stitches the prostheses weredirectly supported by an elastic basal matter. Two months later, new prostheses were made.The group consisted of 11 patients at the age of 52 to 74 years. The values of periotestimmediately after the implantation were in the range of 0–3. The implants have been underthe load of hybrid prosthesis for one year and remain functional. One failure was attributed tothe bone of deteriorated quality together with a less suitable type of the implant. The communicationsis one of the results of the Research Task of IGA NK 6065-3/2000.

Key words:
immediate load – toothless jaw – implantation into bone – hybrid prosthesis