Advanced alveolar crest atrophy: an alternative treatment technique for maxilla and mandible

A concept of oral implantology for the treatment of advanced crest atrophy is presented: The lateral insertion technique with disk-design implants is less invasive than bone grafting. An implant case demonstrates the simultaneous surgery of an edentulous maxilla and a mandible. Implant loading zones in the anterior and posterior areas of the arch are created with disk-design implants. Their support is tricortical or multicortical. Seven to eight days after surgery, the implants are immediately loaded with fixed esthetic temporaries. After another 40 days, the definitive restorations on the implants can be fabricated. The procedure is safe and shortens chairtime.