Explore: Palatal Implants

uses of dental implants The primary use of dental implants is to support dental prosthetics (i.e. false teeth). Modern dental implants work through a

teeth. This technique involves placing anywhere from 2–4 mini-implants in the palatal vault area of maxilla to anchor the RME appliance to the screws

A palatal obturator is a prosthesis that totally occludes an opening such as an oronasal fistula (in the roof of the mouth). They are similar to dental

batten grafts). Palatal surgeries, e.g. uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (most commonly performed procedure for snoring), palatal implants (pillar procedure)

or dental implants. Removal prostheses may use friction against parallel hard surfaces and undercuts of adjacent teeth or dental implants, suction using

(December 2010). "Orthosurgical treatment including anchorage from a palatal implant to correct an infraoccluded maxillary first molar in a young adult"

placed dental implants into the first human patient—Gösta Larsson. This patient had a cleft palate defect and needed implants to support a palatal obturator

a palatal lift prosthesis may become candidates for the fabrication of a palatal lift prosthesis with the placement of endosseous titanium implants and

Sarmiento is notable for his publications in sinus augmentation's via a palatal approach & classifying peri-implantitis. Romanos GE, Sarmiento HL, Yunker

trauma as well as the replacement of such structure supported by dental implants. They are of two broad types—direct and indirect—and are further classified