Regular Versus Wide Versus Narrow platform implants

Wed, 11/11/2009 - 06:17 — Dr90210

Whats your protocol for use and why? Some people are bucking the trend and using narrow platform for the posterior. Thoughts?

Implantology

Tue, 12/01/2009 - 06:30 — Dean Spivey

Regular Versus Wide Versus Narrow platform implants

Pick the size appropiate for the site. Dont short change yourself. I have seen dentist place narrow implants because they didnt have enough bone and didnt want to graft. Those same implants end up failing because they cant support the load.

Graft and place the right size implant.

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 18:38 — Dr. Wentkel

Regular Vs Wide plateform implants

There is no clear cut answer here. In general I do wide in the posterior and narrow in the anterior. In General I try to get the implant the fits the site. 4-5mm in the anterior zone is not out of the question if the space is big enough.