Clinical and Radiographic evaluation of early loaded implant in aesthetic zone

Background: This study evaluates early loading of implants in aesthetic zone to reduce treatment time without compromising outcomes to improve patient satisfaction by addressing functional and aesthetic demands more efficiently. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of early loaded implants in aesthetic zone clinically and radiographically. Material and Methods: A prospective clinico-radiographic study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of early loaded implants placed in the aesthetic zone. This was an in vivo study conducted on 10 patients requiring tooth extraction and rehabilitation who visited the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre (CDSRC), Ahmedabad, India from 2021-2024. The primary outcome variables were visual analogue scale (VAS), early wound healing scores, marginal bone loss (MBL) and peri-implant radiolucency. Secondary outcomes included sulcus bleeding index, probing pocket depth, papilla index and implant mobility. Results: This study was conducted on 10 patients out of which 6 were females and 4 were males with age range between 21-45 years. Observations were made postoperatively on 2nd & 7th day, 6 and 12 months. There was a statistically nonsignificant difference seen for the wound healing values between all pairs of time intervals. There was a statistically significant difference seen in pain and MBL values between all the pairs of time intervals (p