Dental Implants

Basal (immediate, cortical) implants : One-piece dental implants that are made of a highly fracture-resistant Ti6Al4V titanium alloy, known also as “Class 5”, characterised by excellent chemical and mechanical properties, corrosion resistant and with 25% higher stability compared to pure titanium. Basal implants are also covered with a No-Itis® protection that keeps bacteria away and provides for periimplantitis protection.

Basal implants (express, same-day implants) are one-piece implants, placed into the basal cortical bone under a certain angle. They do not require additional bone augmentation procedures prior to placing basal implants allow also for immediate loading, meaning that patients can have their crown or bridge installed within 3 to 5 days.

They are used when there is large bone resorption and for replacing missing teeth with whole jaws. The way the basal (cortical) implants are placed and their revolutionary form allows them to be used for patients who have been refused treatment with conventional two-part implants (classic implants).

Classic or conventional dental implants: Classic implants represent two-piece implants used to replace one or more missing teeth. They consist of the titanium screw, which is surgically inserted into the soft, spongy jawbone and an upper part known as the abutment that further holds the restoration – a crown or a bridge. The important thing with conventional implants is that they require a minimum of bone in the spongy area to be available for their insertion.

Patients often face severe bone resorption (bone loss) and this consequently leads to the necessity of additional surgery procedures for achieving bone augmentation such as bone grafting.

Another disadvantage deriving from bone resorption is that the area below the sinus becomes very thin and therefore needs to be avoided when inserting the implants. An additional procedure is applied known as sinus-lift. The overall healing time takes between 3 to 6 months due to the specifics of the soft bone that requires a longer period for the implant integration.

The Implant-Retained Prosthesis on 4 Implants is another method for treating partial or complete loss of teeth is by placing a removable denture on 4 implants. This represents a type of an all-on-4 (AO4) solution, considered to be more of a budget advantage, but also long-term in its essence as a solution. The basic difference to other implant-retained prosthesis is that the restoration construction is removable, placed on 4 self-locking titanium basal implants in the front part of the jawbone. This type of treatment is suitable for certain groups of patients – with diabetes and osteoporosis.