Implant Design

The prosthetic attachment on the dental implant is one of the most contested aspects of dental Implantology. There are basically four choices available to us at this time and they are listed above. Personal preference and marketing accounts for a great deal of the controversy that exists with these different attachments. Suffice it to say that they will all work to an adequate degree, but our choices will be critical to long term success. The ideal prosthetic attachment is one that will allow complete security in the union and the ability to replace components in exactly the same orientation at any time. It should also allow for a variety of prosthetic components and have a means of providing for alignment correction in cases of mal-placement.