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Volume 34 , Issue 4
July/August 2014
Pages 541–549

Soft and Hard Tissue Modifications at Immediate Transmucosal Implants (with Laser-Lok Microtextured Collar) Placed into Fresh Extraction Sites: A 6-Month Prospective Study with Surgical Reentry

Vincenzo Iorio-Siciliano, DDS, PhD/Giuseppe Marzo, MD, DDS/Andrea Blasi, MD, DDS/Carlo Cafiero, MD, DDS, PhD/Michele Mignogna, MD, DDS/Michele Nicoḷ, MD, DDS

PMID: 25006771
DOI: 10.11607/prd.1678

Histologic and clinical studies confirm that laser-microtextured implant collars favor the attachment of connective fibers and reduce probing depth and peri-implant bone loss when compared with machined collars. This prospective study aimed at assessing the alveolar dimensional changes after immediate placement of a transmucosal implant with a Laser-Lok microtextured collar associated with bone regenerative procedures. Thirteen implants were placed immediately into single-rooted extraction sockets. Peri-implant defects were treated with bovine-derived xenografts and resorbable collagen membranes. At 6-month surgical reentry, the Laser-Lok microtextured collar provided more favorable conditions for the attachment of hard and soft tissues and reduced the alveolar bone loss. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2014;34:541–549. doi: 10.11607/prd.1678)

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