CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHICAL EVALUATION OF MAXIMUS ONE-PIECE IMPLANTS, WITH IMMEDIATE NONFUNCTIONAL LOADING USED IN THE MAXILLARY LATERAL AND MANDIBULAR INCISORS

Introduction: Maximus dental implants are used when there are limitations like inadequate mesiodistal space. This study was carried out to clinically and radiographically investigate Maximus implants which were installed in the regions of maxillary lateral and mandibular incisors using immediate nonfunctional loading. Materials & Methods: In this clinical trial study, approved by ethical committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 21 implants for 12 patients (2 male and 10 female) between 18 and 42 years old were inserted. Clinical and radiographic measurements were recorded in recall sessions and analyzed statistically using t.test and ANOVA. Results: After one year of examination, none of the implants failed and the mean bone resorption was 1.06±0.90. The means for pocket depth and plaque index were 1.62±0.3 and 14.57±2.56, respectively. The mean of gingival index after 6 months was 0.21±0.36 and it reached 0 after one year. The mean of bleeding index after 6 month was 0.03±0.085 and after one year it was equal to 0. Conclusion: Considering the very high success rate and low bone resorption around Maximus implants with immediate nonefunctional loading during one year of examination, it appears that using low diameter implants for edentulous regions of small bone width or mesiodistal space is a suitable treatment.