Immediate Loading of Dental Implants: Overview and Rationale

ABSTRACT

Brånemark established the concept of osseointegrated dental implants as a predictable modality for treatment of edentulous patients. He defined osseointegration as bone-to-implant contact at the microscopic level. Osseointegration was a revolutionary concept in implant dentistry. While earlier pioneers never considered direct bone anchoring of the implant, and even established interposition of fibrous tissue between implant and bone as desirable to mimic periodontal ligament function, Brånemark et al. demonstrated that direct bone apposition at the implant surface was not only possible, but long lasting.^1,2

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Krikor Derbabian

Krikor Derbabian, DDS, maintains a practice limited to prosthodontics. He is principal of the Center for Prosthetic Dentistry, a prosthodontic group practice with locations in Burbank and Pasadena, Calif.

Krikor Simonian

Krikor Simonian, DDS, is clinical associate professor, Advanced Education in Periodontology at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry. He also maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant dentistry in Pasadena, Calif.