TITLE:
Single Piece Dental Implant: A Remedy for Atrophic Ridges: Review
AUTHORS:
Shakhawan M. Ali, Payman Kh. Mahmud, Kawan S. Othman, Abduljaleel A. Samad
KEYWORDS:
Single Piece Dental Implant (Basal Implants), Crestal Implants, Orthopaedic Implants, Atrophied Alveolar Ridge
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.8 No.6,
November
22,
2019
ABSTRACT: Implant placement in severely atrophic jaws is especially challenging because of the poor quality and quantity of the future implant bed. Although various bone augmentation procedure like ridge augmentation, sinus lift these procedures are possible today but it may lead to surgical morbidity they increase the risks and costs of dental implant treatment as well as the number of necessary operations. Also sometimes the patient is not agreeing for such extensive surgical procedures, according to the well-known implantological rules for dental restorations, crestal implants are indicated in situations when an adequate vertical bone supply is given but single piece dental implant (basal implants) is a viable treatment option derives support from the basal bone area which usually remains free from the infection and less prone to resorption.