Clinical Procedures

Over the past 40 years of clinical research, important advances have been made in the field of osseointegration. The method is now routinely used to replace missing teeth, extremities, ears and eyes. It can also be used to attach bone-anchored hearing aids and in joint replacements.

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We have developed bone grafting techniques that allow us to build bone where the original quantity is insufficient for fixture placement.

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But as grafting is a rather invasive procedure, we have also developed a technique for placing fixtures in the zygomatic cheek bone, which in many cases eliminates the need for grafting also in the severely resorbed maxilla.

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Another exciting development involves a procedure we call Brånemark Novum®. It eliminates the discomfort that can occur during a long healing period and the problems associated with a removable denture. Instead the fixtures are inserted in the morning and the final prosthesis is anchored in the afternoon. The patient can eat lighter food already at the end of the first treatment day. In addition, the new procedure costs significantly less than what is customary for restoring a completely edentulous mandible.