IMPLANT IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS – THE APEX

Find in this entry the different aspects and characteristics that the apex can present. From flat ends, with or without holes, and apices with more or less marked grooves.

INDEX

  1. Type of shape
    • Straight
    • Rounded
    • Tapered
  2. Details
    • Grooves
      1. Shape
        • Straight
        • Helical
      2. Size
        • Short
        • Long
    • Holes
      1. Rounded
      2. Elongated

1. TYPE OF SHAPE

The shape of the apex can be straight, rounded, V-shaped or tapered.

2. DETAILS

GROOVES

Some implants have grooves at the apex, which may be short and straight or long and around the body of the implant.

HOLES

There are implants that have some kind of hole in the apex, either circular or elongated. There are also implants that have a hole at the bottom that goes deep from the bottom to the body of the implant.

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