Implants

Dental implants are artificial tooth roots which are placed within the jaw bone and carry removable or fixed dentures. The are usually made of titanium, ceramics or a combination of both materials. The part of the implant that is fixed within the bone mostly looks like a screw or cylinder.

Bone augmentation, or grafting, may be necessary in various situations, e.g. prior to implant placement to regenerate enough bone tissue for the planned implant. It is also used in periodontology in order to reverse the bone loss caused by periodontal disease. Basically, there are three types of bon...

Basically, the goal of modern dentistry is to maintain healthy teeth. However, sometimes teeth need to be removed, some patients lose their teeth through an accident or there are simply tooth gaps. The most gaps are unaesthetic. Besides, tooth gaps may lead to extensive changes of the entire periodo...