Dental implantology — explained in plain language

Implant treatment has to follow each patient's individual possibilities and needs. It should only go ahead after competent and thorough advice from a dentist or surgeon. Not every method presented in implantology has to be useful for patients. Implant treatment must rest on current scientific knowledge and must be medically sound and defensible. Treatment recommendations presented in the general press should be questioned against the guidelines of the implantology societies.

Implants bring quality of life; they do their work unnoticed, effectively and reliably, round the clock and 365 days a year. Dental implantology has developed into a proven form of therapy and established itself as the most comfortable and reliable solution for a wide range of starting situations. In most cases it makes it possible to provide patients with a fixed restoration. Alongside functional aspects such as chewing, speaking and swallowing, an implant solution also involves aesthetic considerations. At the front of the mouth, appearance plays an important part.

Around one million implants are placed in Germany every year. There are over 100 different implant systems on the market, and not every one of them is fully ready for everyday practice; many lack clinical studies. You will find the important criteria under dental implant systems.