Implantologie basale : concepts, techniques et applications cliniques

Basal implantology is a rising discipline with wide and multiple applications still unrecognized today. Indeed, if the technology of the set sat back implants exists for more than 20 years, the development of associated therapeutic remains very confidential. This article points out the main historical steps, theoretical bases and technological principles, before describing in details the associated surgical techniques and their therapeutic implications. Thus it emphasises the global treatment of single and complex anatomical lesions of the low and middle face. Finally, if the strictly dental use of these implants are very interesting, the underlying orthopaedic concept shows its great efficacy only during huge and delicate rehabilitations.