Premium
Biological and clinical evaluation of the transmandibular implant
Author(s) -
Arvier J.,
Scott J.,
Goss A.,
Wilson D.,
Tideman H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1989.tb04659.x
Subject(s) - implant , dentistry , medicine , rehabilitation , biocompatibility , orthodontics , surgery , materials science , physical therapy , metallurgy
The transmandibular implant has been shown to be a successful clinical solution to prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with gross mandibular atrophy. Aspects of the biocompatibility of the implant material including the component metals in the alloy have been tested in an animal model utilizing sheep. The initial Adelaide results in the clinical multicentre trial are presented. These were generally excellent and the reasons for the few failures are presented.