Clinical Study Comparing Submerged Versus Trans-mucosal Healing of P.004 Implants in the Anterior Mandible and Maxilla

Exclusion Criteria

• •Systemic disease that would interfere with dental implant therapy (e.g. uncontrolled diabetes)
• •Any contraindications for oral surgical procedures
• •Current untreated periodontitis or gingivitis
• •Probing pocket depth of more than 4 mm at one of the adjacent teeth
• •Mucosal diseases (e.g. erosive lichen planus)
• •History of local irradiation therapy
• •Bone augmentation procedures if the procedure require healing time of more than 12 weeks after implant placement
• •Implants in adjacent position to planned implant
• •Severe bruxing or clenching habits
• •Heavy smokers: Patients who smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day
• •Conditions or circumstances, in the opinion of the investigator, which would prevent completion of study participation.
• •Patients with inadequate oral hygiene or unmotivated for adequate home care
• •Lack of primary stability of the implant
• •Inappropriate implant position to insert implants according to the prosthetic requirements.
• •Patients with augmentation procedures requiring more than 12 weeks healing time.