Clinical and radiographic comparison of osseointegration of single root form endosseous implant placed in fresh extraction socket with and without soft laser application

ABSTRACT

In this study, 10 root-form endosseous screw type implants [impladrill] were placed immediately into freshly extracted bony sockets of upper central incisors, for 10 patients. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups, 5 patients each. In group A, the implants were inserted, and the implant site was sutured. While, in group B, soft laser beam was applied to the implant site. The implant was left, unloaded and submerged into the bone, for a healing period of 6 months. At the end of this healing period, each implant head [super structure] was inserted in place, an impression was taken, and a porcelain crown was fabricated. The crown was cemented in place within 1-2 weeks. The healing process was evaluated clinically after one week postoperatively, then after 1, 3, 6 and 9 months after the fixation of the crown. The results of this study suggested that immediate placement of endosseous implants into a fresh extraction site is possible predictable and a simple procedure, thereby, shortening the total treatment time. There is no difference between the conventional implantation and the immediate one. Also, there is no difference between the studied cases with the use of soft laser. The soft laser application has only showed some improvement in flap healing