IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy1949HealthcarePLATFORM SWITCHING IN IMPLANT DENTISTRY - A REVIEW NGayathriSLakshmi8188This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

The success of dental implant is dependent upon the integration between the implant and the intraoral hard/soft tissue. Crestal bone loss is one of the factors that affect the long term prognosis of a dental implant. Platform switching is a concept recently introduced in implant dentistry. It is intended to reduce the crestal bone loss that is commonly found around implants exposed to the oral environment. The purpose of this review article is to discuss the mechanism, by which it contributes to preserve__ampersandsignnbsp;crestal bone loss, literature review, benefits, limitations and consequence of platform switching; in order to assess its clinical success in implant dentistry

Biological width crestal bone loss platform switching stress.