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Partially edentulous patients can be safely managed with basal implants. In many favorable clinical situations requiring more than two implants, an immediately loaded functional denture using wide mono-disk Diskimplants® or plate-form Diskimplants® has proven to be a safe and reliable treatment option. When mechanical conditions are questionable, especially for atrophic jaws, a submerged technique (6-month waiting period) appears preferable. Should a problem occur during the initial functional loading period with a transitional CrCo screw-secured fixed bridge, a salvage procedure can be performed in a single session, for example, by replacing an implant by a wider implant or by adding a Diskimplant® to provide better mechanical support in dense bone.
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Gérard M. Scortecci is the inventor of the Diskimplant and holder of several associated patents that are exploited by the Victory company. He is an unpaid consultant to this firm and a minority shareholder in the company. No money was received from any of the companies mentioned in the book or from any of the companies whose products are mentioned.
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Scortecci, G.M., Misch, C.E. (2019). Partial Edentulism. In: Scortecci, G. (eds) Basal Implantology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44873-2_11
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