Implantology aims to restore edentulous arches with implants, suggesting alternatives for bone deficit.
Implantology is a distinctive branch of dentistry deals with rehabilitation of edentulous arches in an idealistic manner regardless of atrophy or injury to stomatognathic system. Evolution of implant dentistry has occurred in innumerable manner since last few decades and also gained vast demand in the field of dental reclamation. Restoring the edentulous arch with the use of implants has a certain amount of predictable success. However, to perform hassle free and affluent implant surgery, the critical requirement is sufficient bone should be available i.e minimum 13-15mm length and 5-7 mm width. If the criteria are not fulfilled than conventional implants might not be very successful, and we need an alternative treatment plan which restoring the lost alveolar dimensions
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