Tooth loss is difficult for anyone, but for people with weak, thin, or fragile jawbones, it can make getting secure dental implants more challenging. Traditional dental implants often need thick, healthy bone for placement, which many older adults or people with certain health issues don’t have. But newer dental implant techniques like basal implants have changed what’s possible. Today, implants anchored in the hardest part of the jawbone (basal bone) can provide reliable, long-term results even when bone quality is poor and old methods might not work.

Why Basal Bone Matters in Implant Success

​Unlike the softer, spongy bone, the base bone of the jaw is dense, strong, and usually doesn’t shrink away, even in people with weaker bones. Basal implants and Corticobasal Implants use this part of the jaw, generally anchoring into 2 or more hard layers that provide extra stability that too without any need for bone grafting.

Evidence-Based Outcomes: What Clinical Studies Reveal

​A study by Aleksandar Lazarov examined 5,100 implants anchored in hard bone for 1 to 5 years. The results were impressive:

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1. ​After four years, cortically anchored implants showed a 97.5% cumulative survival rate.
2. Compression screw implants demonstrated 98.4% survival consistently up to 4 years.
3. Even when implant necks were bent to improve alignment, no bone fractures were reported.
4. Implants performed well regardless of bone quality or timing of placement, including immediate placement in fresh sockets.

​Real-World Functional Success

​Although a few implants required removal, every patient achieved and maintained stable function with fixed restorations. In other words, the clinical success rate was 100%, proving the predictability of immediate-loading full-arch restorations even in structurally compromised jaws.

Anchoring implants in two hard layers means your new teeth can last, letting you chew, talk, and avoid removable dentures – often without needing extra surgeries or long waits for healing.

Final Words

Basal implants and Corticobasal Implants deliver bicortical anchorage and have basal bone support. It makes such implants highly successful in weak or osteoporotic jawbones. These cortically anchored dental implants provide a stable full-mouth rehabilitation along with the benefit of full chewability within 2 to 3 days.