With the aid of the insertion instrument, implants can be removed from their sterile packaging and inserted into the respective position without being touched. Dental implants have to be sterile before inserted in the jawbone. The implant should not come in contact with anything else; otherwise, it could become unsterile. The surface of dental implants is rough and literally grows together with the bone. But this rough surface is also a paradise for multiplying bacteria, since our immune system cannot reach the numerous niches and lacuna on the rough titanium surface. If the titanium surface is adulterated whilst implant insertion the bone might get inflamed, this can result in the loss of the implant.

Produced: 05/2011

Source	Version	Author	Publisher
Practical Implantology	2006	Ashok Sethi	Quintessence