Dental Implants in Health Flashcards
Which prosthetic is better than natural teeth?
Nothing!
What is the “best” alternative to teeth?
Implants
Osseointegration definition
Direct attachment/connection with vital osseous tissue (bone) to implant surface without CT
What is an osseointegrated implant comparable to?
Ankylosed tooth
T/F - 100% bone connection is possible
False - 60% is good enough
How can you increase the amount of osseointegration?
Make a rough/porous surface (surface characteristics) - better for cancellous bone
Surgical manipulation of bone
How can you surgically manipulate alveolar bone?
Anatomical location
Augmentation techniques (bone grafts)
Condensation
How does the posterior maxilla compare to the anterior mandible
Post max = lots of trabecular (low density)
Ant man = lots of compact bone (more dense)
How do we measure osseointegration?
It’s a histological finding
Based on bone:implant surface attachment
What are components of reliable osseointegration
Biocompatability of the implant
Design of implant (we want it root-shaped)
Surface conditions of implant (rough > smooth)
Host bed (bone)
Loading conditions (healthier = quicker loading speed)
What are the steps of implant placement?
1) Incision - cut soft tissue
2) Mucoperiosteal flap elevation (lift)
3) Prep bed in cortical/spongy bone (osteoctomy - drill bone)
4) Insert titanium device
The highest success implants are placed where?
Root sulcus
What can effect initial implant stability
Lateral displacement of bone tissue at cortical bone level
From bone quality
Surgical trauma
How does trabecular bone help implant stability?
Necessary to keep bone vital by providing blood supply
Surgical trauma effect
Initiates wound healing
We want the implant to ankylose with bone AND establish mucosal attachment
Bone healing after 24 hours
Cortical bone resorption
Woven bone formation
Blood clots
Vasculature forms in newly formed granulation tissue
Bone healing after 1 week
Have reparative macrophage/undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells
Remodiling in apical trabecular bone region, at the threads of the screws
Where is the most resorption/remodeling of bone?
At the tips of the threads of the screws
Bone healing after 2 weeks
First detectable signs of new bone at the “furcation sites” of the implants
Bone healing up to 6 weeks
Callus formation (slight shrinkage)
AND
lamellar compaction within woven bone
This temporarily decreases primary stability, but it can recover
Bone healing after 6 weeks
Plateau effect of implant stability and enhanced bone formation around the implant
Jumping distance definition
Distance that can be filled by new bone formation
-between the implant and surrounding alveolar bone
What is the ideal tolerable jumping distance
20-40 um
Anything greater than 40 um will not heal well