Question 348 · LDEK · Implantology and preprosthetic surgery
What is the minimal recommended spacing between two adjacent implants in a dental arch?
- A. 1 mm.
- B. 2 mm.
- C. 3 mm.
- D. 4 mm.
- E. 5 mm.
Hint
Think of the horizontal zone of crestal bone loss around each implant and how two such zones may overlap.
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