Implants

Question 1

What is the most common type of implants placed?

Answer 1

Endoseal or osseintegrated

Question 2

What type of gloves are worn for implant surgery?

a) Latex
b) Nitrile
c) Talcum powered
d) Surgical

Answer 2

d) Surgical

Question 3

______ is a guide/template used to guide the proper angulation for drilling into the bone with implant screws.
What is this guide/template called?

Answer 3

a Stent

Question 4

True/False: Dental Implants are easier to take care of then regular teeth.

Answer 4

False: implants can form plaque and calculus just as easily as regular teeth.

Question 5

What are implants most commonly made of?

a) Gold
b) Stainless Steal
c) Titanium
d) Nickle

Answer 5

c) Titanium

Question 6

What does osteoconductive mean?

Answer 6

Synthetic biocompatible material that allow bone growth from existing bone

Question 7

What does osteoinductive mean?

Answer 7

Cadaver bone either frozen, freeze dried, or demineralized freeze-dried

Question 8

What does osteogenesis mean?

Answer 8

Autogenous bone, bone taken from another area of patient’s body.

Question 9

What are 2 causes for implants to fail?

Answer 9

Pt health and lifestyle factors
Periodontal Disease
Lack of osseointegration
Fracture of bone during the osteotomy
Graft Failure
Prosthetic design
Postimplant soft tissue defects
Miscalculation of bone density or tissue thickness
Improper selection of type of implant
Poor drilling technique
Patient force factors

Question 10

What is the implant success rate?

Answer 10

Greater than 90%