Titanium implants are an alternative for patients with severe jaw bone loss (VUB).

3D titanium dental implants can be a complete replacement for teeth damaged by severe jaw bone loss. This is clear from the doctoral research conducted by oral and maxillofacial surgeon (MKA) in training, Casper van den Bure.

In his doctoral thesis, Van den Borre investigated the benefit of AMSJI-type dental implants (additively manufactured subperiosteal jaw implants) for those with severe jaw bone loss.

Jawbone loss has many consequences, such as problems with speaking and chewing, facial changes and a decrease in the patient's overall quality of life. As a result, many implants can no longer be placed correctly in the teeth. “There are different techniques to circumvent this problem. But these are often associated with complications. The scientific and clinical world has been searching for a complete alternative for decades,” Van den Borre explains.

Professor Maurice Mommaerts, from the Department of Medicine and Pharmacology at VUB University, and current CEO of surgical manufacturer CADskills, has been involved in the search for worthwhile alternatives for a decade. In 2011, Mommarts developed the AMSJI implant himself, which he believed could provide relief.

Between 2011 and 2018, five patients were helped with the AMSJI, and since 2019, the implant has been produced in larger quantities at CADskills. Meanwhile, five hundred people around the world have already been helped by AMSJI transplantation.

Clinical results in van den Borre's doctoral thesis, which Mommaerts co-supervised, show that the transplant can be very beneficial. A study of forty patients showed that the prosthetic rehabilitation process for all patients was completed successfully. In addition, patients are also very satisfied with their 3D dental implants and no complications have occurred.