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Endosseous Blade Implants |
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| Description | Blade
implants have been around for a long time. They are long flat pieces of
metal that are inserted into a trough in the bone. They have many different
shapes and come from several manufacturers. |  | | Surgical
Advantages: |
They
require only a thin amount of bone bucco-lingually in order to place the
successfully. They can be bent and shaped to fit variations in anatomy
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Disadvantages |
The
mesio-distal (width) dimensions are almost always greater than the
maximum mesio-distal
width of the tooth and this can sometimes cause a problem in tooth placement.
Traditional blade placement incorporated immediate loading and therefore
a high degree of failure. If these implants utilize delayed loading, they
will integrate much like the root form implants providing the bone
has not
been damaged. Fracture of thin alveolar ridges has not been uncommon.
| | Prosthetic
Advantages |
None
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Disadvantages |
Prosthetic
abutments are very limited and abutments may not be in the position that
we would want for ideal tooth placement.
| | Economics |
These
implants are easy and economical to manufacture. They can be made anywhere
around the world and titanium is the most Abundant metal we have. Manufacturers
add on quite a bit and then dentists add on even more.
| | Recommendations |
This
is basically an inferior category and has limited, if any, indication
today. These implants are NOT recommended!
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 21 September 2006 )
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