Dental Implants With a SLActive® vs. SLA® Surface

Inclusion Criteria: * males and females, at least 18 years old * partially edentulous patients in need of two or more dental implants (canine to molars) placed in two different quadrants in healed sites (3 months post extraction) * subject must have voluntarily signed the informed consent, is willing and able to attend scheduled follow-up visits, and agrees that the encoded data will be collected and analyzed Exclusion Criteria: * any contraindications for oral surgical procedures * dental implant placement contraindicated according to Instructions for Use (IFU) * subjects with inadequate oral hygiene (FMPS ≥ 20%) * subjects who are currently heavy smokers (defined \>10 cigarettes per day or \>1 cigar per day) or who use chewing tobacco * subjects with drug or alcohol abuse * patients requiring soft tissue and bone grafting procedures * inadequate bone volume * severe bruxism or clenching habits * women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant at any point during the study duration. * patients who have systemic factors that could interfere with the healing process of either bone or soft tissue or the osseointegration process (e.g. bone metabolism disturbances, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, anticoagulation drugs/ hemorrhagic diatheses) * patients with local factors that could interfere with the healing process, such as untreated periodontal diseases, acute infection of implant site, temporomandibular joint disorders, treatable pathologic diseases of the jaw and cha…