Goutam Das

Abstract

Patients with highly atrophied jaws pose a serious clinical problem for construction of removal denture or surgical placement of implant. They sometime are in need of undergoing delicate surgical interventions for gaining vertical bone height with/without sinus lift. It requires expensive bone graft substitutes and barrier membranes in the hand of an expert. A long period of time for bone healing is an additional enigma. After the jaws are made ready, the implants are surgically inserted into the bone and a period of another 4-6 months waiting is inevitable. The long waiting period and the expenses for adjuvant surgical treatments are not appreciated by the patients. The present article deals with a patient with highly atrophied jaws for full mouth rehabilitation with basal and cortical implants. Keywords: Jaw atrophy, Bone augmentation, Cortical implants, Full mouth rehabilitation, Strategic implantology.

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Abstract

Rehabilitation of missing teeth by root form endosseus dental implants has revolutionized the treatment of partially and fully edentulous patients. Due to improved implant materials, armamentarium, and surgical techniques implants have got a very high success and survival rate. At the same time, the implants are associated with failures by peri-implant diseases due to various reasons related to improper diagnosis and treatment plan, and poor maintenance. Keywords: Dental implant, Peri-implant mucositis, Peri-implantitis, Prevention

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