Open AccessBasal implants: An asset for rehabilitation of atrophied resorbed maxillary and mandibular jaw – A prospective study
Author(s) -
Kiran Patel,
Sonal Madan,
Deval Mehta,
Setu P Shah,
Vaibhav Trivedi,
Hemant Seta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_446_20
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , implant , basal (medicine) , rehabilitation , cancellous bone , orthodontics , surgery , physical therapy , insulin , endocrinology
Conventional implants have great limitations in case of atrophic maxillary and mandibular ridges. Ultimately, patients who have severely atrophied jawbones paradoxically receive little or no treatment, as long as conventional implants are considered the device of first choice. Basal implants were developed with the goal to overcome the limitations of conventional implantology, primarily for atrophied ridges or inadequate bone with the protocol of immediate loading. However, studies regarding the rehabilitation followed by placement of screwable basal implants in atrophied ridges are limited. The purpose of the study was to conduct a prospective evaluation for the feasibility of placing strategic basal implants in clinical practice along with its merits and demerits.