I have inherited a patient who has a fully integrated 4.0mmx13mm in the edentulous space of #14. The mesiodistal edentulous space is 12mm wide, the buccal and lingual bone support around the implant is over 2mm and the implant is located right in the middle of the edentulous space.
Read More and Comment | 15 Comments »Barrier Membranes certainly have their place in dental implant placement. I much prefer a resorbable membrane because of no second surgery, but if not primary closure the membrane picks up the stuff in the patients mouth and smells.
Read More and Comment | 21 Comments »I have a patient whose dental implants are completely stable but there is Peri-Implantitis. There has to be an eay way to treat this and prevent this type of situation in the future with other patients. The occlusion is fine and their home care is ok. Any thoughts?
Read More and Comment | 38 Comments »A patient who required multiple dental implants is four months into the maxillary case and did not want to wear anything removable. I thought I was such a smart guy by staging the case using some remaining natural teeth to support the fixed temporary.
Read More and Comment | 13 Comments »So many of us are getting away from screws coming through the occlusal surface for our dental implant supported cronws because of esthetics.
Read More and Comment | 6 Comments »Placed a dental implant and it was type one bone, no pain for two weeks and then intense pain. The dental implant was surrounded by granulation tissue and no pus.
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