A New Look at the Blade Implant

Force on the post is directed downward by the narrow neck, distributed mesially and distally along the shoulders, and led off by the legs. [...]distance and the narrowness of the pathways help dissipate force well away from the initiating site, minimizing the danger of bone trauma at the crest of the ridge (Figure 2). The intraosseous portion of the blade can contact far more bone compared with some natural tooth roots. * Blades exhibit large openings or vents within the confines of the implants themselves that allow for bone deposition. * The wedge-shaped tapering created by the convergence of the facial and lingual flat surfaces of the blade itself results in the blade becoming tighter and tighter in the bone as it is tapped to its proper depth. Since every portion of the wedge immediately superficial to itself becomes wider, that wedge prevents any future sinking of the blade as more resistance is created from the surrounding bone. * The healed soft tissues directly in contact with the implants are very closely adapted (Figure 11). * The ease of insertion of the blade implant is an advantage over other implants. * Reflecting the fibromucosal tissue and setting the implants directly into the underlying bone has more advantages as compared with screwing or drilling the screw or pin-type implants through the overlying soft tissues and then into the bone (Figure 12). * Epithelial inclusions are not pushed into the artificial sockets, as have often been observed with screw and pin techniques.