[The Tübingen implant within the scope of adult orthodontic treatment]

Prior to the replacement of a missing tooth with an implant the adult dentition, orthodontic treatment can be carried out to widen the space mesio-distally, correct the axial inclination of the neighbouring teeth and safeguard the anterior overbite. Implantation is not possible if, as a result of orthodontic treatment the gap cannot be widened to a minimum of at least 6 mm, if the alveolar bone is not thick enough in the vertical dimension or if the implant does not have sufficient space in the oro-vestibular direction.