Dental Surgeon Cataraqui Woods Dental Implant Institute Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Dental implants have revolutionized the replacement options that are available for complete and partial edentulism. A majority of patients seek to augment retention and stability of their dentures. This is the primary reason they come seeking dental implant solutions. However, there are a few limitations that one must be aware of and these can be described as structure and functional synergies. Another way to describe it is strategy and structural matches which must be observed to prevent failure.
Learning Objectives:
Define five questions that one should ask every dental implant patient
List the five contraindications to fixed implant prosthetics
Describe three ways implants can make their removable prosthesis better