A relatively low cumulative survival rate (CSR) over 5 years when endosseous tapered dental implants are placed either immediately after tooth removal or according to a delayed-placement protocol
Original Article
Perry J, Lenchewski E. Clinical Performance on 5-year retrospective evaluation of Frialit-2 implants. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2004;19:887-91.
Level of Evidence
2b
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to report the outcome of placing Frialit-2 tapered dental implants either immediately after tooth extraction or following a healing period of 8 to 12 weeks.
Source of Funding
Information not available
Type of Study/Design
Cohort study
Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington