Immediate Loading of Single Implants in the Anterior Maxilla: A 1-Year Prospective Clinical Study on 34 Patients

Figure 5

Immediate provisionalization. A provisional abutment is screwed on the implant (a) and the individual emergence profile is obtained with composite resin (b) in order the correct pressure that is exerted on the soft tissues (c); in this case, the immediate temporary restoration is then splinted to the adjacent teeth, for a short period after the surgery, in order to reduce the effects of prosthetic loading on the immediately inserted implant (d).

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