Subperiosteal implants provide another option for dentistry: one practitioner's experience.

Abstract

Many options are available to patients to maintain occlusal function. Dental implants provide yet another. This paper examines the author's experience with one type of dental implant technique. The findings are based on data contained within the data base the author maintains of approximately 3,000 individual implants. The maxilla is the more challenging of the two arches, and the subperiosteal allows us to choose between grafting procedures and endosseous implants or a combination of subperiosteal implant and root form implants. Each has its positives and negatives. The At Risk statistical computer analysis of the author's database validates the use of the subperiosteal as an alternative.