West China Journal of Stomatology

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Progress of dental implantology

ZHOU Lei   

  1. Dept. of Dental Implantology, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
  • Received:2009-02-25 Revised:2009-02-25 Online:2009-02-20 Published:2009-02-20
  • Contact: ZHOU Lei,Tel:020-84233801

Abstract:

Along with the rapid development of the dental implantology, there are a lot of new theories and new discovery in the design of the implant itself and the osteointegration process on the interface of the implant-bone. In this paper, platform switching bone preservation technique, theory of contact osteogenesis and distance osteogenesis in the interface of implant-bone are introduced. The relationship of these new techniques, and the theory with the implant design and the surgical consideration are discussed.

Key words: dental implant, platform switching, osteogenesis