A prospective randomized split-mouth trial comparing immediate versus early anterior implant placement with customized healing abutments: 12-month marginal bone loss, stability, and esthetic outcome
Sara N. El Touliani, Ahmed M. Abdelhamid, Nada M. H. Fahmy, Yasser M. Aly · 2026
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Description
Sara N El Touliani and colleagues run, in a 2026 trial, a head-to-head test of two implant timings. One option places the implant at once. The other waits a healing period first. Each patient received both timings, one on each side, with custom-shaped healing caps. Twelve patients gave 24 implant sites.
Bone loss around the implant was the main measure, checked with 3D scans over a year. Immediate implants lost less bone early and felt stabler at three months. By twelve months, bone loss and stability no longer differed. Looks told a different story: gum and crown scores favored immediate placement at one year. Gum health improved in both groups, and no implant was lost. The authors conclude timing matters less for bone at one year when surgery and caps are used, while early placement may please the eye more.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sara N. El Touliani, Ahmed M. Abdelhamid, Nada M. H. Fahmy, Yasser M. Aly |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |