Title

Immediate versus conventional loading implants with fixed prosthesis - A clinical and radiological study

Authors

Sahba Hassan¹, Dibya Kumari², Shailesh Jain^3,*, Nishant Gupta⁴, Lalit Kumar⁵ & Surabhi Duggal⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, ITS Dental College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India; ²Department of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics, Narisnbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, North Gujrat, India; ³Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Bhojia Dental College, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Santosh Dental College and Hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Prosthodontics, Medical Officer (Dental) CHC Chandi, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda university, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sahba Hassan - E-mail: sahbafame@gmail.com
Dibya Kumari - E-mail: pandeydivya9999@gmail.com
Shailesh Jain - E-mail: shaileshbluedoct@gmail.com
Nishant Gupta - E-mail: nishantguta2001@gmail.com
Lalit Kumar - E-mail: drlalitkumarki77@gmail.com
Surabhi Duggal - E-mail: surabhiduggal92@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026

Abstract

The success of dental implants is influenced by the timing of prosthetic loading. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of immediate loading (IL) versus conventional loading (CL) of dental implants supporting fixed prostheses. Hence, a total of 30 patients were randomly assigned to either IL or CL groups. Clinical parameters such as implant stability (measured by Periotest), peri-implant soft tissue health and radiographic marginal bone loss (MBL) were evaluated over a 12-month period. Results indicated that both groups demonstrated high implant survival rates (96.6% IL vs 100% CL), with no statistically significant differences in MBL at 3, 6 and 12 months (p > 0.05). However, IL provided faster functional rehabilitation and patient satisfaction. Thus, we show the clinical viability of immediate loading protocols in appropriately selected cases, without compromising implant stability or bone levels.

Keywords

Immediate loading, conventional loading, dental implant, marginal bone loss, fixed prosthesis

Citation

Hassan et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 405-408 (2026)

Edited by

Rashmi Laddha

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.