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Teeth are integral part of masticatory system. Healthy and well arranged teeth provide structural balance to masticatory system besides efficient oral functions and pleasing esthetics. Loss of tooth/teeth results in loss of structural balance, inefficient oral functions, and poor esthetics, besides caries, periodontal disease and positional changes of remaining natural teeth. In order to reduce adverse effects to tooth loss, besides caries, periodontal disease and positional changes of remaining natural teeth. In order to reduce adverse effects of tooth loss, replacement of teeth may be necessary. Tissue supported tooth tissue supported and tooth supported dentures are common and established methods for the replacement of teeth. Another method of tooth replacement is found to be satisfactory and predictable, method, this has become popular as Endosteal dental implant supported prosthesis, where an alloplastic biomaterial is implanted in jaw bone and is used to support a fixed or removable denture9.10.

Endosteal dental implants are either tapped or screwed into site prepared in the bone, these implants are primarily of two types based on the design.