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 is that cortical defects created during the implant surgery are always repaired. This promotes/guarantees the implant integration.
– Another reason is, that cortical bone is highly resistant due to its high mineralization, allowing immediate loading protocols.
In the last decade the combined usage of basal and cortical bone areas with the help of BOI® /TOI ® implants and elastically designed basal screw implants (BCS®, ) has been introduced into our profession.
Hence the old term “basal implantology” does not cover all principles behind this concept. We better describe the technology today as “cortico-basal implantology”.
Today elastic basal screw designs are used in combination with lateral basal implants.
Basal implantology has made implantology to works independently from bone being present in those bones. Today we utilize bone areas of the maxilla, the mandible, the sphenoid bone and the zygomatic bone.
ADVANTAGES OF BASAL IMPLANTS:
- Single piece implant system (screw and abutment in one)
- Minimally invasive and less traumatic
- Immediate loading (48 Hrs.)
- Avoidance of bone grafting and sinus lifting
- Basal / Cortical strong bone support
- Good solution for unfavourable bone situations
- Very high success rate ( 98%)
- Virtually no incidence of infections or Peri-implantitis
- More affordable and cost-effective
- Can be successfully placed in diabetes, smokers and individuals with chronic or obstructive periodontitis
- Fast, Safe and Painless procedure