The adoption of immediate functional loading (IFL) has been sluggish because of practitioners’ fears of implant complications and failure.

If I am only going to do a small number of dental implants, how do I decide which dental implant system to use?

How can I maximize case acceptance for both myself and my referring
doctors?

I am a board certified oral surgeon with a slow, but, growing dental implant practice. Some of my oral surgeon colleagues are encouraging referring dentists to refer the patient for treatment planning, diagnostic casts, index impressions, etc. These surgeons end up doing most […]

Greg, a patient, asks us:I suffered the loss of the entire roof of my
Mouth, Maxilla, Upper Jaw, and teeth.  This was all caused by an auto
accident thirty years ago in which a drunk driver hit the vehicle I was in
head on. 

Currently I am wearing and have been fitted with a Prosthesis
that looks like a […]

Ann, a patient, asks us:I recently had tooth 31 extracted after it cracked. My periodontist suggests a dental implant and says that I’ll have problems with the tooth above if I don’t. I don’t want one: It is expensive, and seems like a big ordeal.

I know that
there are possible problems.  My dentist thinks that a […]

Source: Marie McCullough, philly.com
Across the country, dentists have begun asking patients a pointed question before deciding on treatment: Do you take a bone-building medication such as Fosamax?
These widely used drugs, called bisphosphonates, have recently been
linked to a rare side effect that causes parts of the jawbone to
deteriorate and die.

The bulk of the 3,000 published cases […]

Dan, a prospective dental implant patient, asks us:
I am three years post-liver transplantation. 
I am on Immunosuppressant therapy.

My dentist recommeds dental implants over
dentures for my upper mouth.  Have dental implants proven successful in
transplant patients?  How much greater is the risk of infection?

Eric, a prospective dental implant patient, asks us: I live in New York City. What is the
typical/average cost of a complete dental implant procedure (implant and
crown) for one tooth in my location?

I was recently given an estimate of
$3200 for the implant and bone graft plus $3000 for the crown. It will
be done on […]

Dr. Malik asks:
I recently took a full day course in fixed dental implant prosthodontics. 
What I
was expecting was a course in dental implant-supported crowns and bridges.  What
we
actually had was a full day course in fixed-detachable (i.e., hybrid or
high-water) bridges for the edentulous mandible.

The prosthodontist
giving
the course has had great success with this design.  I have never […]

Dr. Jonas asks us:I recently had a patient come in for a dental implant consultation. This patient is a smoker.

What is the optimum number of dental implants
(maxilary and mandib.) to support a full overdenture (no grafts involved), in
a smoker? Any other thoughts regarding the placement of dental implants in smokers. Thanks for your comments.

Dr. Henderson asks:
I am just getting into implant dentistry. Right now I am just starting
to restore dental implants and we have begun to treatment plan for dental implants on
a selective basis.

But now I want to make treatment planning for dental implants part of our normal routine. I want treatment planning for dental implants to be […]

Ronda asks us:My 18 year old son was in a car accident and needed his 4 top front teeth replaced. He has had bone grafted and the
dental implants are in. My question relates to his abutments.

I have heard that there are different types of abutments on the market. Upon doing some research I have also […]

Dr. Levitt asks:I’d like to discuss the removal of a dental implant with a damaged hex.

As you all know it is possible to damage the external
(or internal) hex of a dental implant by over torqueing during insertion. 
Has anyone removed such a dental implant by cutting a slot into the top of the
implant? Any other thoughts […]

Dr. Kaplan asks, I have a patient with a severely resorbed alveolar ridge.  The only
bone
left is in the mandibular anterior region.

I had 4 regular platform
dental implants placed there engaging the inferior cortical plate of the
mandible. 
I was thinking about using magnets for retaining an overdenture because
they
will provide retention and minimal stress on the dental implants. […]

We were forwarded this article last week, and though we may be a little late reporting on this, we think it’s too good to pass up. According to a study done in 2005, being fitted with dental implants can have a positive effect on your sex life.

"In a 2005 research report, Heydecke et al[1], compared […]