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Root form dental implants designed with the shape of a screw with an extended head configured as a cylinder (i.e., a roller). These implants are typically made of metal (e.g., titanium) materials conformed to follow the shape and size of a natural tooth root; they are intended for total or almost total implantation into the bone to replace a single tooth root in either the maxillary or mandibular bone. Roller implants are intended for attachment to dedicated pillars which in turn support at the other end dental prostheses such as dental pontics, crowns, and bridges.
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