Biology of Dental Implants Flashcards
Epithelial cells attach to implants by _______
hemidesmosomes
How do collagen fibers interact with implant surface?
Don’t insert and create a cuff around implant
How are the collagen fibers oriented around an implant?
Parralell
Where is the source of blood supply around implants?
Periosteum
What is the biologic width around implants?
3 mm
What is the width of the junctional epithelium around implant?
1.3-1.8 mm
What is the amount of bone loss that is considered WNL around implants?
< 2mm
If you do not have radiographs to evaluate bone loss around an implant over time, how do you check for peri implantitis?
PD > 6mm + BOP
How much bone M-D needs to be between an adjacent tooth and implant?
1.5 mm
How much bone needs to be present for papilla for anterior teeth?
3-4 m
How much MD bone need to be in between 2 adjacent implants?
3 mm
How much bone thickness BL is needed for implant?
2 mm
How much buccal-lingual bone is needed in posteriors?
1 mm
Should you place the implant supra crestal, subcrestal, or equicrestal?
0.5 mm subcrestal
Concept of placing an abutment of a
narrower diameter on the implant of a wider
diameter to preserve alveolar bone levels at
the crest of a dental implant
Platform switching