Aims to replace missing teeth by surgically placing an implant in the maxillary or mandibular bone.
It is the branch of dentistry that deals with the study of alloplastic materials in or on the jaw bone to support dental rehabilitation.
Currently the majority of intraosseous implants are shaped a tooth root and the materials used to manufacture highly biocompatible materials such as titanium, which enables biologically stable bone attachment called Osseointegration.
Dental implants can be different sizes, and materials surfaces. About the implants are designed prosthetic rehabilitations that will allow restoring functions masticatory, phonetic and aesthetic patient. The type of implant that is placed in the patients is performed depending on the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan interdisciplinary between the general practitioner with a specialist in surgery, periodontics and prosthodontics.
