Dimensional Changes Following Implant Placement – What Do We Know?

Prof. Eli Machtei, Israel - MIS Global Conference, Barcelona 2016. Implant placement marks the start of a chain of events in both the hard and soft tissues adjacent to the fixture. While earlier concepts have associated early bone loss around dental implants with physiological remodeling, this does not seem to be the case. Instead, early marginal bone loss is considered pathological and should be avoided or minimized. A multitude of factors have been related to the prevalence and severity of early margina