title: Bone condensing in the placement of endosteal palatal implants: a case report.
abstract: Bone condensing as a technique to prepare an implant site is demonstrated on a patient who was to undergo orthodontic treatment utilizing a palatal implant as an anchor. Based on the anatomic constraints of the palate and the desire to load the implant as axially as possible, adapted-instrumentation for bone condensing is presented. Bone condensing for preparation of the implant site in soft maxillary bone avoids the risk of heat generation, and palatal implants can be placed precisely with primary stability.
authors.affiliation: Center of Dentistry, University of Basle, Switzerland. kfo.homburg@t-online.de
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abels
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schiel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hery-Langer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015519:Bone Density; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants