IMPLANTOLOGY Dental implantology is a set of surgical techniques aiming at the functional rehabilitation of a patient affected by total or partial edentulism, by using dental implants, i.e. metal elements surgically inserted in the mandibular or maxillary bone, or above them but under the gum. These elements are fitted with connectors to fasten them to fixed or removable prostheses, to enable chewing functionality. Such implants can have different shapes, they can be inserted in different positions, with different techniques, then connected to prostheses at different times. Currently, implants are almost all made of titanium. The most commonly used are of the endosteal types; in most cases they are left submerged under the gum for a time period depending on their position. Dental implantology is subdivided in endosteal and justaosteal. This latter one utilizes only grid-shaped implants with an exposed fixed head. Depending on how they are loaded, they may be made of chrome-cobalt-molybdenum if they are not destined for osteointegration, or they may be made of titanium and inserted with appropriate surgical techniques to favor the formation of bone above their structure. •Clinic   : +91 44 24662440 •Mob     : +91  9840067382 •Email   : info@dentalounge.com