ABSTRACT
Osseointegration is defined as a loaded implant surface in direct contact with living bone tissue at the light-microscopic level. In the following chapter the scientific background to osseointegration is reviewed and the clinical applications in otolaryngology derived from this concept. We routinely use commercially pure titanium implants for the Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid and for retention of Bone-Anchored Auricular and Orbital Prostheses. The integration of the implants into the bone tissue make possible the creation of reaction-free percutaneous passages. The clinical results of the Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid, Bone-Anchored Auricular and Orbital Prostheses and the percutaneous passages are also presented.
