5-year Follow up Study on the Comparative Performance of Two-piece Zirconia and Titanium Implants

The ceramic implant will be placed in healed extraction sockets in the premolar-to-premolar area in the mandible and maxilla for single tooth replacement followed by prosthetic loading with definitive prosthesis after 6 months healing time. Type 4 surgery will be performed as defined by the ITI Consensus Statements for Implant Placement in Extraction Sockets: healed sites, typically around 16 weeks after tooth was extracted or after tooth was lost to allow complete healing of the ridge as well as soft- and hard tissue maturation. Both SG and CG receive routine treatment, only the choice of the implant material is defined by the study protocol.

The titanium implant will be placed in healed extraction sockets in the premolar-to-premolar area in the mandible and maxilla for single tooth replacement followed by prosthetic loading with definitive prosthesis after 6 months healing time. Type 4 surgery will be performed as defined by the ITI Consensus Statements for Implant Placement in Extraction Sockets: healed sites, typically around 16 weeks after tooth was extracted or after tooth was lost to allow complete healing of the ridge as well as soft- and hard tissue maturation. Both SG and CG receive routine treatment, only the choice of the implant material is defined by the study protocol.