Which type of implant is only used with patients who have severely resorbed alveolar ridges that will not support the other types of implants?
a. endosteal
b. transosteal
c. subperiosteal
d. mini-dental
b
RATIONALE: The transosteal implant is used in an edentulous area of the mandible, and passes through the cortical plate and the alveolar bone. Usually this type of implant is only used with patients who have severely resorbed alveolar ridges that will not support the other types of implants.
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