Archive for May, 2006

  • Merrill Lynch Highlights OsseoNews.com

    In a recent research report on Nobel Biocare over at Merrill Lynch, analyst Michael K. Jüngling referenced the OsseoNews.com blog. Mr. Jüngling called OsseoNews.com, "one of the world’s largest dental implant resource sites."

    Mr. Jüngling’s analysis of Nobel, which was based on many industry resources, including responses on the OsseoNews.com dental implant blog, concluded
    that, "Unlike […]

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  • Total Graft Failure and Teeth in Day

    However, recent CAT Scan shows total failure of the graft in the rear and success in the front. The doctor wants to place dental implants in the front and use a fixed denture.

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  • Bone Loss to the Third Thread

    Dr. Marcus asks us:
    One of my patients has had 5 maxillary 3i dental implant fixtures placed by a periodontist. On checking for the seat of the dental implant abutments, I noted that the 3 anterior fixtures have bone loss, already down to the third thread. 

    They have never been loaded, just submerged beneath the transitional […]

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  • One Stage Implant Problems

    Dr. Cutnei from Brazil asks us:At our practice when we are working with a one stage dental implant
    system, we notice some limitations in the esthetic zone.

    Specifically, when working with ITI Straumann dental implants in anterior region of mandible, where we all know we have a very nonkeratinized and thin mucoso in the lingual section of […]

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  • Oral Bisphosphonates

    Dr. Jeffries asks us:
    I’m trying to get a barometer on the
    prevailing opinion for dental implant placement on patients taking oral
    bisphosphonates (Fosamax, Actonel, etc.)

    I’ve placed them in a number of these
    patients and have seen no problems, nor have I seen any published reports of
    osteonecrosis associated with dental implant placement in these
    patients.
    What are some other surgeons’ […]

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  • Dental Implants and Bruxism

    Dr. Abrams asks us:
    I am planning on placing two dental implants to
    replace the lower right first and second molars in a patient with a long history of bruxism.

    The history bruxism has resulted in a completely
    flat occlusal plane, i.e. the curve of Monson is flat. Would a screw-retained or cement -retained superstructure be better?
    I am […]

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  • Use of Surgical Guides

    I have a couple of questions regarding the use of surgical guides in dental implantology.

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  • Saving on Surgical Guide Stents

    I would like to start making my own surgical guide stents instead of paying my lab upwards of $250

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  • Fosamax Lawsuits

    Fosamax was touted as a wonder drug for osteoporosis. More than 30
    million prescriptions were written last year. But now some say the drug
    has ruined their lives.

    Stella Poe took Fosamax for about eight years to help strengthen her aging bones.
    "I have no bone in my jaw, I’ve lost all my teeth, and there’s nothing they can […]

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  • Bleeding from Dental Implants

    Sara, a dental implant patient from Texas, asks us:
    My dental implant is about 9yrs old. Lately I’ve been having some bleeding around the back of the dental implant.

    My dentist has sinced moved, so my question is why is it bleeding? I’m a flosser 3 to 4 times a day and brush my teeth the […]

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  • A Flap for Mini Dental Implants?

    I was thinking of getting mini dental implants, but I was informed that I would need to get a flap done in order to do the implants.

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  • Scleroderma and Dental Implants

    Dr. Chickey asks us:
    Does anyone have any experience with Scleroderma patients and dental implant placement?  Specifically can "mini or single component" dental implants be placed in order to stabilize a complete lower denture? What other surgical or prosthetic measures should be taken or avoided with Scleroderma patients during dental implant placement?

    Note: Scleroderma (sclaire-row-DER-ma) is a […]

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  • CT Radiation

    Dr. Shwartz asks us:
    Does anyone have information regarding the radiation dossage you give to a patient when you routinely employ cat scans, including cone beam ones, to the treatment planning for dental implants?

    What is the comparative radiation between CAT procedures for dental implants and either panoramic or conventional dental x-rays. Do you think CAT procedures […]

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  • Black Gums from Dental Implants?

    Margeret from Australia asks us:I had six dental implants in December in top jaw and
    denture screwed in same day.

    The denture did not fit on the dental implants properly and after many visits I am having a new denture made. However, two of the implants have turned really black on my gum and I am […]

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  • CollaTape

    Dr. Bernstein asks us:I use
    CollaTape if I don’t get primary closure, but I find it resorbs too quickly,
    and doesn’t contain the graft well.

    Do others find successful grafts
    with it?  Does the ridge look like a saddle (sunken) after 4 months or
    does the ridge look full?  Any suggested reading material?

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  • Loose Dental Implant

    Dr. Shephard asks:My patient was missing #7-10.  I had my oral surgeon place 2 dental implants
    in the
    positions of the upper lateral incisors.

    I asked him to check the
    dental implants
    to make sure they were fully integrated so I could go ahead and make
    the
    bridge.  He dismissed the patient after he did the uncovery of the
    dental implants, saying […]

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  • Loosened Abutment Screw on Dental Implant

    Laurent, a dental implant patient from Canada, asks us:
    Hello, I am a 28 year old male. I lost an upper right central tooth (No.11)when I was 14 following from a bike accident. I have had a dental implant (3.5mm - 15mm) since I was 18 years of age. Unfortunately, I have experienced some problems in […]

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  • Dental Implant on Failing #8?

    Joseph, a patient from New York, asks us?I’m a 58 yr old MD, male, a non-smoker in good health. I had trauma to #8 50 years ago and since then have had orthodenture as a teen and a few root canal procedures and apicoectomies and 5 years ago a steel post to support the crown, […]

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  • Grafting Into An Active Infection?

    Dr. Markowitz asks:Just saw a dental implant patient with a draining sinus tract on the buccal of #9.  Had an endo that failed and the subsequent apico failed.

    I extracted the tooth and placed a flipper.  I was wondering if I should have gone ahead with a bone graft and dental implant placement? I usually […]

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  • Dental Implants vs. Crowns and Bridges

    Eve a dental implant patient asks us: I am 51, female, attractive and toothless. To date I have spent in excess of $7,000 for 2 lower dental implants and upper bone grafting.

    That was over a year ago and I can’t seem to get the 2 separate doctors to agree on a plan. I simply cannot […]

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  • Dental Implants: Pontic Area

    Dr. Kaplowitz asks:I have a patient where I am redoing a dental implant bridge in the mandibular anterior from 27 to 22. 

    Her chief complaint was that when she said certain sounds, she spit between the pontic embrasures.  One of the problems is that there is a lot of vertical bone and soft tissue loss […]

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  • Fosamax Class Action Lawsuit Filed

    Another Class Action lawsuit is underway in the world of pharmaceuticals with negative side effects. Fosamax is an osteoporosis drug prescribed to treat patients with bone loss. It works, but it’s been found to cause deformities in the jaw.

    Attorney J. Marshall Hughes says: "And in the jaw it causes what they say is dead jaw. […]

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