Author(s)

Shakhawan M. Ali^1*, Payman Kh. Mahmud², Kawan S. Othman³, Abduljaleel A. Samad⁴

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Dentistry, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Shar Teaching Hospital, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
³Department of Prosthodontic, School of Medicine, College of Dentistry, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
⁴Department of Oral Surgery, College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Implant placement in severely atrophic jaws is especially challenging because of the poor quality and quantity of the future implant bed. Although various bone augmentation procedure like ridge augmentation, sinus lift these procedures are possible today but it may lead to surgical morbidity they increase the risks and costs of dental implant treatment as well as the number of necessary operations. Also sometimes the patient is not agreeing for such extensive surgical procedures, according to the well-known implantological rules for dental restorations, crestal implants are indicated in situations when an adequate vertical bone supply is given but single piece dental implant (basal implants) is a viable treatment option derives support from the basal bone area which usually remains free from the infection and less prone to resorption.

Single Piece Dental Implant (Basal Implants), Crestal Implants, Orthopaedic Implants, Atrophied Alveolar Ridge

Ali, S. , Mahmud, P. , Othman, K. and Samad, A. (2019) Single Piece Dental Implant: A Remedy for Atrophic Ridges: Review. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 8, 271-282. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2019.86025.