Caroliene Meijndert

90 Chapter 5 weeks after surgery (no further treatment was necessary) and 2 participants reported mobility of the provisional restoration 2 weeks after placement (the screws could be retightened again without further complications). There were no complications after the definitive restorations were placed. Table 5. Patient satisfaction was rated on a 0-100 VAS scale and further clarified through a questionnaire. T pre is time prior to implant placement. T 12 is twelve months after definitive crown placement. T pre n=28* T 12 n=29 Overall patient satisfaction 0-100 VAS scale (mean ± SD) 54.9±21.0 86.6±10.3 Questionnaire, % in agreement Wellbeing Presence of shame 21.4 0 Decreased self-confidence 21.4 0 Aware of prosth. visibility 21.4 6.9 Function Evade eating with affected zone 67.9 31.0 Decreased chewing ability 57.1 6.9 Influences speech 60.7 0 Influences taste 64.3 0 Aesthetics Satisfied with shape of the RPD/crown 85.7 75.9 Satisfied with colour of the RPD/crown 96.4 96.6 Satisfied with mucosal shape 92.3 100 Satisfied with mucosal colour 88.5 96.6 * 2 patients did not wear the partial denture and have therefore not answered the questionnaire Discussion This 1-year prospective case series reports the results of solitary Straumann Bone Level Tapered (BLT) implants in the aesthetic zone placed 3 months after alveolar ridge preservation and in combination with immediate provisionalization. Apart from one implant being lost in the early stages of osseointegration, there was a good primary