Immediate Loading of Endosseous Implants Is Not New
(A) Panorex of final prosthesis cemented in place 4 weeks after implant placement. (B) Panorex of case at 19 years, 3 months in function. (C) Block section of fractured implant. (D–I) Photomicrographs with varying stains indicate the remarkable levels of osseointegration
Contributor Notes
Leonard I. Linkow, DDS, DMSc, is a clinical professor in the Department of Implant Dentistry, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY, and an associate clinical professor in the Department of Implantology, Lille University, Lille, France.
Robert J. Miller, DDS, is chairman of the Department of Oral Implantology, Atlantic Coast Dental Research Clinic, Palm Beach, Fla, and is in private practice in Delray Beach, Fla.
Address correspondence to Dr Miller at 16244 South Military Trail, Suite 260, Delray Beach, FL 33484 (millerbeardog1@aol.com).