TOPIC: OSSEOINTEGRATION AND MATERIALS

🎯 KEY FACTS

🔹The term osseointegration was coined by P.I. Branemark in 1977.

🔹Minimum period required for osseointegration of the implants in the maxilla is 6 months and for mandible is 4 months.

🔹Implants should be placed after 16 years of age in a young patient once the alveolar growth is completed; otherwise, it leads to submerged implants.