Resumen

GUERCIO, E  y  DINATALE, E. Consideraciones estructurales y biológicas en la oseointegración. Revisión de la literatura. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2009, vol.47, n.1, pp.241-248. ISSN 0001-6365.

Dental implants and their prosthetic counterparts provide a stable foundation for a tooth replacement and the solution for patient satisfaction. The aim of dental implant therapy is the osseointegration, the implant can be successfully fused into bone, but in all cases, what must be addressed is the functional aspect of the final implant restoration. This study examined the structural and functional connection between the living bone and the implant.

Palabras clave : dental implants; osseointegration.