WHAT IS BASAL IMPLANTS

The term “basal implant” was formulated in dental practice in 1998.  Principles were, that the load transmitting surfaces of implants should be positioned in basal bone areas because these areas are stable and  not prone to atrophy.         - one reason why implantologists should preferably utilise cortical…

HISTORY OF BASAL IMPLANTS

Dental implantology has also been part of this progress since ancient times and is well documented in the history of dentistry of which there are numerous books and articles published.   Figure 1: Skull of a young woman with the replacement of the second right upper premolar by a phalanx…

A Simple Way to Avoid Peri-Implantitis

The wrong design and unbiological surface characteristics of conventional 2 stage implants are responsible for the persistent infection developing after rough implant surfaces of large diameter-implants are exposed to a bacterial attack in the oral cavity.     Whenever teeth have extracted both nutrition and functional stimulation of the bone surrounding the teeth are…