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Immediate/Early Loading of Dental Implants: a Report from the Sociedad Espanola de Implantes World Congress Consensus Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, 2002
Author(s) -
Aparicio Carlos,
Rangert Bo,
Sennerby Lars
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical implant dentistry and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1708-8208
pISSN - 1523-0899
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2003.tb00183.x
Subject(s) - terminology , consensus conference , documentation , dentistry , medicine , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , programming language
Background : Immediate/early loading protocols are becoming frequently used in implant dentistry, but the prerequisites for achieving good results and the limitations of such protocols are not fully known. Moreover, the terminology used in immediate/early loading is still confusing. Purpose : The purpose of this article is to present the outcome of a consensus meeting on immediate/early loading. Materials and Methods : A consensus meeting was organized during the Sociedad Espanola de Implantes World Congress in Barcelona on May 23, 2002, with the objective to present and discuss the experiences from immediate/early loading protocols in dental implant treatment. The purpose was also to discuss definitions of the terminology used in immediate/early loading. The consensus meeting agenda included presentations from invited experts, followed by a consensus discussion. Results : A consensus statement was agreed on. Conclusions : Multiple independent investigators have demonstrated that immediate/early loading of implants is possible in many clinical situations; however, additional documentation is required.