Restoration of immediately loaded implants in a minimal number of appointments: a retrospective study of clinical effectiveness
Between January 2005 and June 2010, edentulous patients who had received rehabilitation by means of nonsegmented fixed implant-supported complete dentures were identified from the pool of individuals treated at Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester. Data collection consisted of a chart review and recording of treatment variables in a customized database. Variables of interest included number of implants per patient, time of implant placement, number of appointments required to complete prosthesis fabrication, type of appointments, manufacturing process used for creation of the framework, and fit of the framework. The number of appointments for conventional and experimental protocols was evaluated for statistical significance using two-way analysis of variance. Presence or absence of clinically acceptable prosthesis fit with the two techniques was evaluated using the Fisher exact test and exact logistic regression analysis.