JPIO
n°3
08/1998
Introduction
There are two main factors associated with failure of osseointegrated implants. They are, low density bone (type IV) (Enquist et al., 1988 ; Jaffin and Berman, 1991 ; Johns et al., 1992) and, to a lesser extent, a bone height of less than 10 mm (Friberg, 1996). Special surgical protocols have...