The aim of this present study was to evaluate the success of immediately loaded transitional implants and to identify possible influential factors. A total of 64 patients were recruited in a private specialist implant practice. Two different implant systems were evaluated (IPI, Nobel Biocare, Sweden; I-Plant, Unor, Switzerland). Primary stability, survival rate, gender, location, the type of prosthetic restoration and the tooth status of the opposite jaw were analysed using Kaplan-Meier or Pearson Chi-Square test. A total of 254 transitional implants were placed, thereof 216 were IPI implants and 38 I-Plant implants. The overall observation period ranged between 2 and 426 days. The results demonstrated a survival rate of 82·4% for the IPI system and 84·2% for the I-Plant system. None of the transitional implants with a good primary stability were lost during the observation period. The primary stability showed significant influence on the implant survival. There was no significant difference in survival of the implants between the two implant systems. Neither the gender, the kind of superstructure, the location of the implant, the tooth status of the opposing jaw or the immediate prosthetic superstructure had an influence on the survival of the implants. Both implant systems proved to be sufficient alternatives for the support of provisional restorations.
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