Table 2 Loading criteria applied at implant placement surgery (loading criteria 1 (LC1)) and attachment of provisional restoration (loading criteria 2 (LC2))

• Sufficient oral hygiene

• At least 1 mm bone volume around the implant^a

• No major dehiscence (<3 mm) or other bone defects at the implant site

• Bone quality I–III

• Adequate insertion torque (≥15 Ncm during placement of the healing cap)

• Suitable implant position

• Dental radiograph shows three threads of implant fixture

• Sufficient oral hygiene

• No rotational movement of the implant^b during abutment connection at 15 Ncm

• No moderate or severe pain at the implant site during abutment connection at 15 Ncm

• Suitable implant position

• Dental radiograph shows three threads of implant fixture