Overview of Implantology Flashcards
(100 cards)
what is a dental implant
an artificial tooth root placed in the jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge
what are the 3 pieces that make up the dental implant
- crown: extra gingival
- abutment: transmucosal
- implant body: endosseous portion
what are the types of implants
- bone level vs tissue level
- shapes and platform
describe bone level implants
- connects at bone
- allows customized and angled abutments
- esthetic zone
- allows two stage implant surgery
describe tissue level implants
- connect at soft tissue level
- smooth neck shapes the soft tissue
- one stage implant surgery
describe the straight cylindrical implant
- increased surface area
- greater force transfer
- most common design
describe the tapered conical implant
- complex osteotomy sites
- root proximity
- bone concavity
what are the types of platform implants
- narrow - standard - wide platform
what is the influence of microgap at two part implants
- inflammatory cell infiltrate was consistently present at the level of the interface between the two components, the bone crest was consistently located 1-1.5mm apical to the microgap
- inflammatory infiltrate was due to bacterial contamination
what is platform swithcing
the concept of placing a narrower abutment on the wider implant to preserve alveolar bone levels at the crest of a dental implant
platform swithcing reduces:
per-implant bone resorption at the bone crest and maintains the supracrestal attachment
what does platform switching do - 3 things
- increases distance of implant- abutment junction from the crestal bone
- limits micro movements at the bone implant interface
- shifts the inflammatory cell infiltrate tinward and away from the adjacent crestal bone
what do surface properties do
enhance cell adhesion to get better oseointegration
what are the surface characteristics
- roughness ( macro and micro): texture and machined
- subtractive: sandblast and acid- etch
- additive: oxidation and coating
the roughness of an implant is measured by the:
Sa value -representing the mean height of peaks and pits of the surface
what are the 4 groups of roughness value
- smooth: less than 0.5 micrometers
- minimally rough: 0.5-1.0 micrometers
- moderately rough: 2-3 micrometers
- rough: greater than 2 micrometers
the rougher the implant, the ____ its Sa value
higher
the higher the Sa value, the _____ for bacterial adhesion
easier
the higher the Sa value, the traditional methods of removing biofilm become ___ effective
less
where can microbial adhesion occur
on any implant surface regardless of the degree of surface roughness
what is SFE
the interaction between the force of cohesion and the force of adhesion that determines whether or not wetting occurs
how is SFE obtained
- sessile drop technique
- different material, implant design with characteristics contribute to the SFE and cell/bacterial adhesion
a successful implant must present:
no mobility. no peri implant radiolucency, bone loss less than 0.2mm per year after the first year of loading, and no persistent pain, discomfort or infection
what are the landmarks to consider during implant placement
- inferior alveolar canal/mental foramen
- incisive foramen
- maxillary sinus/nasal cavity
- lingual undercut