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Volume 2 Issue 4 (October- December, 2014)

Review Articles

IMPLANT PLATFORM SWITCHING CONCEPT- A REVIEW
Misha Singla

Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bathinda

The main drawback with respect to implant restoration is achieving good osseointegration along with satisfactory stress distribution, which in turn will improve the prognosis of implant prosthesis by reducing the crestal bone loss. The platform switching concept involves the reduction of the restoration abutment diameter with respect to the diameter of dental implant. Long-term follow up around these wide-platforms showed higher levels of bone preservation. Platform switching is a simple and effective way to control circumferential bone loss around dental implants.
Key words: Biologic width, dental implants, platform switching.

Corresponding author:  Dr. Misha Singla, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bathinda, Punjab

This article may be cited as: Singla M.  Implant Platform Switching Concept: A Review. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(4):159-161.

 
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