Implant Loading Protocols

The current trend is moving towards the immediate loading of fixed implant retained prostheses. Immediate loading of dental implants offers many advantages to the patient as well as the dentist. It allows for a single stage surgery, thereby avoiding the physical trauma and chair time of the uncovering procedure, and esthetics and function can be immediately restored.Immediate loading shortens the total rehabilitation time, with increasing patient satisfaction, and it avoids the delays in the final rehabilitation and the difficulty of wearing a conventional denture during the healing phase.