Archive for October, 2006
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Pain After Dental Implant Surgery
Michael, a dentist, asks:
I have placed 6 mandibular dental implants last week in a middle aged woman who has adequate bone height and width. The left side of is asymptomatic and healing well. The right side is extremely painful.After the anesthesia wore off she immediately began to have pain on her
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All On 4 Technique
I am trying to form my opinion on the ‘All On Four’ concept by Nobel Biocare. However, it is very difficult to find good data on the subject.
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Surface Topography for Implants: Where is this Trend Headed?
I have tried most of the major dental implant companies. I am wondering if the critical factor here in osseointegration is the surface coating?
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Educating Patients About Dental Implants
Dr. Marc Nevins is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontics
and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Harvard School of Dental
Medicine. He maintains a private practice limited to Periodontics and
Implants in Boston. Dr. Nevins has taken time out of his busy practice
to discuss his protocol for educating patients about dental implant treatment.OsseoNews: Dr. […]
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WorldWide Dental Bone Graft Market
According to Research and Markets, the global market for dental bone graft substitutes and tissue regeneration is valued at over $40 million with Asia Pacific Markets expected to generate over $18 million over the next five years.
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Mini Implant Systems
Can someone please tell me what the diffrence is between all the mini implant systems, i.e. Sendax MDI, Intermezzo and NobleBiocare IPI and others?
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Piezo Surgery Clones
Do any of you have information about new products (clones) in the piezo surgery field?
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Oral Cancer and Dental Implants
Dr. Lee asks:
I have a patient who is an oral cancer survivor. Five years after radiation treatment he has zero saliva and severe and extensive root caries. All teeth are hopeless and he will need full mouth extraction.The patient wants dental implants. He will be starting hyperbaric oxygen treatment. What are his risks if […]
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Surgical Stents for Implant Placement
I have begun to make surgical stents for my surgeon to guide the placement of dental implants in the maxillary aesthetic zone. There is some controversy over where to place a dental implant for a maxillary central incisor and what inclination to use.
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Internal Vs. External Hex?
Dr. Kimbrow asks:
I know quite a few dentists who continue to use dental implants with an external hex.However, now that the internal connection dental implants have been out for awhile, is
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Gold Crowns vs. PFM
I have the impression that, in absence of aesthetic considerations, gold crowns are superior to PFMs on natural teeth and on dental implants. Is this accurate?
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4 Implants in the Mandibular Anterior Area?
Dr. Ruddick asks:
I have been using two dental implants to restore mandibular overdentures. I have my surgeon place a regular platform dental implant in the #22 and 27 areas and then I retrofit the existing mandibular complete denture.I was recently at a dental implant course where several dentists were
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Cadaver Bone for Grafting?
How much danger is there really in using cadaver bone for bone grafting? Many of my patients are concerned they may contract a communicable disease. But what are the chances of this?
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Understanding Implant-Abutment Attachments
A patient asks us:Can someone please give me a basic explanation of the various types of dental implant-abutment attachments?
Are they important in the success of a dental implant? Is there really a difference between the attachments produced by different companies? What is morse taper? Thanks for your help.
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Bacteria Collecting on Abutments?
I’ve heard that there is a problem around the abutment margin junction on dental implants where bacteria tend to collect.
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Placing Implants Into Infected Area
I recently had a dental implant fail and my dentist told me that he would replace it in 3 weeks, which to me sounds rushed.
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Dental Implant in Fresh Socket
Dr. Taylor asks:
When placing a dental implant into a fresh socket, and there isn’t complete fill of the residual socket by the dental implant, would you fill the space with a bone graft and a membrane, or just use a membrane?Also, how would your dental implant treatment plan differ if you wanted to provide […]
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Dental Implants that Spin in the Osteotomy
Dr. Gonzalez from New York asks:
I am wondering about others experiences regarding dental implants that spin in the osteotomy but that are not loose and clinically seem to have no gap space from bone to fixture.Would you recommend to wait a longer time for osseointegration to occur?
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High Water Hybrid
Dr. C. asks:
I am restoring an edentulous mandible. Originally I treatment planned for five 4.0×10 mm dental implants between the mental foramens. Because of bone quality, I could only place five 3.25×10 dental implants.I plan to insert an FP3 (crowns with pink gingival) and use a UCLA type
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Cement Vs. Screw Retention
Should I use cement or screw retention? Is the prevailing opinion in the restoration of dental implants moving in the direction of cement retention? If so, why?
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Retrofitting 4 Locator Attachments to a Mandibular Full Denture
I am retrofitting 4 Locator attachments to a mandibular full denture to convert it into an overdenture. The problem I have is that the mandibular denture has a relatively narrow Bucco-Lingual width around the mandibular anterior area – right where I want to retrofit the attachments.
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Restoration of Maxillary IMTECs using a Denture
How do you handle the final acrylic reline in the same manner with hollow openings(assuming it is a chair side reline and not lab processed).
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What’s Your Dental Implant Practice Worth?
Ever consider an IPO of your dental practice? You might surprised at what you’ll get. UK dentist, James Hull, will crown his reputation as one of UK’s leading
dentists after putting his business up for sale priced at up to £50m.Hull, who failed in an attempt to float James Hull Associates (JHA) in 2004, has hired […]
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Best Approach for Internal Sinus Lifts?
Dr. Jack asks:
I would like to ask those out there who do routine implants around the maxilla region, what is the best approach to internal sinus lift? I have been to several courses but there are some variations and each with their own justification.One suggests drilling with pilot drill to 1mm short of the […]
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Dental Implant Liability?
Dr. Wiggs, asks us:
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Several years ago one of my patients called on the New Year Holiday weekend and said she just fractured tooth # 7 which was recently part of anterior restorations in Porcelain—-some full porcelain crowns and others porcelain laminates. My office was closed but I told her to come in–the remaining root structure […]
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