[Importance of form in dental implantation]

Thirteen implantations have been made in the mandibular arches of 6 dogs. They consisted of commerical titanium blades and screws and of replicas of extracted dental roots variously shaped and made of titanium. All replicas and some of the commerical implantations were covered with pure aluminium using the plasmajet tecnique. Clinico-radiological, histopathological and microradiographical observation showed that only some of the replicas of dental roots give promising results.