Nikos Donos1, Nele Van Asche2, Aron Naim Akbar3, Helena Francisco4, Oscar Gonzales5,6, Klaus Gotfredsen7, Robert Haas8, Arndt Happe9, Natalie Leow10, Jose Manuel Navarro11, Turker Ornekol12, Michael Payer13, Franck Renouard14, Henning Schliephake15. 1. Centre for Oral Clinical Research, Barts and The London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, London, UK. 2. Centre for Periodontology and Oral Implants, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium. 3. Health Technology Assessment-Odontology (HTA-O), Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden. 4. Departamento de Cirurgia Oral e Implantologia, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. 5. Department of Periodontology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 6. Department of Periodontology and Periodontal-Prosthesis, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 7. Oral Rehabilitation, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. 8. Academy for Oral Implantology, Vienna, Austria. 9. Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University Ulm Center of Dentistry, Germany and Private Practice, Münster, Germany. 10. Periodontology Unit, UCL-Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK. 11. Private Practice, Harley Street, London, UK. 12. Cosmodent Center for Dentistry and Dental Implants, Istanbul, Turkey. 13. Department of Oral Surgery and Orthodontics, University Clinic of Dental Medicine & Oral Health, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. 14. Private Practice, Paris, France. 15. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medicine-Augusta-University, Göttingen, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This publication reports on the EAO workshop group 1 summaries, discussions and consensus statements based on four systematic reviews evaluating the impact of timing of dental implant placement and loading. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The first of the systematic reviews was on the influence of the timing of implant placement and loading in the biological outcomes of implant-supported fixed partial dentures. The second systematic review evaluated the influence of the timing of implant placement and loading on the aesthetic outcomes in single-tooth implants. The third systematic review was on the long-term outcomes of maxillary single-tooth implants in relation to timing protocols of implant placement and loading and the fourth on patient's perception of timing concepts in implant dentistry. The group evaluated these systematic reviews, provided comments and additions as required and agreed on the relevant consensus statements as well as on clinical and research recommendations. RESULTS: Different timings of implant placement/loading presented with high implant survival rates. The systematic reviews evaluated from this working group provided a number of conclusions based on the available/current literature. However, the specific topic of timing is an area that further research is required in order to provide detailed guidelines for the different protocols to be employed.
OBJECTIVES: This publication reports on the EAO workshop group 1 summaries, discussions and consensus statements based on four systematic reviews evaluating the impact of timing of dental implant placement and loading. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The first of the systematic reviews was on the influence of the timing of implant placement and loading in the biological outcomes of implant-supported fixed partial dentures. The second systematic review evaluated the influence of the timing of implant placement and loading on the aesthetic outcomes in single-tooth implants. The third systematic review was on the long-term outcomes of maxillary single-tooth implants in relation to timing protocols of implant placement and loading and the fourth on patient's perception of timing concepts in implant dentistry. The group evaluated these systematic reviews, provided comments and additions as required and agreed on the relevant consensus statements as well as on clinical and research recommendations. RESULTS: Different timings of implant placement/loading presented with high implant survival rates. The systematic reviews evaluated from this working group provided a number of conclusions based on the available/current literature. However, the specific topic of timing is an area that further research is required in order to provide detailed guidelines for the different protocols to be employed.