A new concept for implant-borne dental rehabilitation; how to overcome the biological weak-spot of conventional dental implants?

Abstract Background Every endosseous dental implant is dependent on an adequate amount and quality of peri-implant hard and soft tissues and their fully functional interaction. The dental implant could fail in cases of insufficient bone and soft tissues or due to a violation of the soft to hard tiss...

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Main Authors: Nils-Claudius Gellrich, Björn Rahlf, Rüdiger Zimmerer, Philipp-Cornelius Pott, Majeed Rana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Head & Face Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13005-017-0151-3