Surgical Aspect of Dental Implants – A Review

The increased need and use of implants is a result of a number of factors like an aging population with an increased life expectancy, agerelated tooth loss, consequences of fixed prosthesis failure, anatomical consequences of edentulism, poor performance of removable prostheses, consequences of removable partial dentures, predictable long-term results of implant-supported prostheses and advantages of implant-supported prostheses. The primary function of a dental implant is to act as an abutment for a prosthetic device similar to that of a natural tooth root and crown. The restoring dentist designs and fabricates a prosthesis similar to the one supported by a tooth and as such also evaluates and treats the dental implant similarly to a natural tooth.