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Fixed Rehabilitation of Severely Atrophic Jaws Using Immediately Loaded Basal Disk Implants After In Situ Bone Activation

Guillaume Odin, MD, PhD¹, Carl E Misch, DDS, MDS², Itzak Binderman, DDS, MDS³, and Gerard Scortecci, DDS, PhD⁴*

 

¹ Institut Universitaire de la Face et du Cou, Département de Chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Nice, France.

² Misch Implant Institute, Birmingham, Mich.

³ School of Dental Medicine, Department of Bio-Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

⁴ Private practice, Nice, France.

Rehabilitation of severely atrophic jaws is facilitated when basal disk implants are used after activation of the future bony implant bed with a purpose-designed instrument (Osteotensor) 45 to 90 days before implant surgery. Fabrication of a highly rigid, screw-secured fixed prosthesis that acts as an external orthopedic fixator permits immediate functional loading. This protocol also represents a second chance for patients who have experienced complete implant loss and/or bone graft failure.

Article Citation:

Guillaume Odin, Carl E Misch, Itzak Binderman, Gerard Scortecci, (2012) Fixed Rehabilitation of Severely Atrophic Jaws Using Immediately Loaded Basal Disk Implants After In Situ Bone Activation. Journal of Oral Implantology: October 2012, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 611-616.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-10-00163