Dental Implant Insertion Torque and Bone Density – Short Review

C. J. Venkatakrishnan¹, S. Bhuminathan²and Chitraa. R. Chandran¹

¹Department of Prosthodontics, Tagore Dental College, Melakkottaiyur Post, Rathinamangalam, Tamil Nadu 600127.

²Department of Prosthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College, Velachery Main Road, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600100.

Corresponding Author E-mail: venkatmds9@gmail.com

Abstract: Clinical success in implant practice is influenced by both the volume (quantity) and the density (quality) of bone at the implant site. Bone quality and quantity differ from site to site and from patient to patient. Factors that are important to the success of dental implant treatment include material, biocompatibility, and design issues related to the dental implant; patient factors, such as general health, local tissue health, and quality and quantity of bone; and procedural issues, such as insertion torque (IT), timing of loading, healing duration, biomechanical loading, and prosthetic design. Osteoporotic patients require particular attention to their implant site bone quality as an indication of prognosis and may require modified surgical technique Insertion Torque (IT).

Keywords: bone density; cone beam computed tomography (CBCT); dental implants; osteoporosis;  Insertion torque;primary stability

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