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Archive for December, 2006

• Platform Switching: Thoughts?

  Can someone explain, in simple terms, what platform switching is, and why it may lead to less bone loss?

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• Implant Supported Fixed Bridges: A Large Opportunity ?

  In a recent issue of Dental Economics, Pat Sullivan,of Nobel Biocare, argued that due to certain advances in technology, the market for implant-supported fixed bridges is on the verge of a major transformation.

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• Noble Tapered Groovy Issues

  I started placing dental implants this past year using Noble Tapered Groovy and have run into issues placing them in my last two cases.

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• Case of the Week: NobleBiocare Replace Select

  
  Bicuspid replaced with NobleBiocare Replace Select.
  Click Here to See All Photos for this case.

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• Bacterial Colonization Around the Micro-Gap?

  I have been hearing a great deal about the problem of bacteria colonizing around the micro-gap between the dental implant fixture and the abutment. Is this a real problem to be concerned with?

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• Penetrating the Maxillary Sinus

  I recently placed 4 dental implants in the maxillary jaw. The panoramic radiographs I took before the procedure showed a 13mm vertical bone height in the left premolar area.

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• Predictability of GBR?

  Will I have tissue problems, especially plaque control, and how predictable is GBR after the implant has osseointegrated? How can I be sure that I have a “tension free” flap, which is, I think, is my biggest problem?

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• High Quality CT Images for Dental Implant Patients

  We took great care in creating a state-of-the-art system that simplifies the process from the ordering and scheduling of a CT scan, to the processing of the scan, to delivering the scan to the doctor. This process can usually be done the same day.

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• Immediate vs. Delayed Loading?

  The bottom line here is that after 2-years in the posterior mandible, there was basically no difference between the dental implants which had a 3-month osseointegration followed by restoration versus immediate loading of the dental implants!

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• Implants for Orthodontics ?

  I am an orthodontist in Indiana. I would like to place mini-implants for anchorage in the anterior region for effective intrusion of anterior teeth.

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• Dental Implants in a Cleft Palate

  Are there any special considerations for grafting/ dental implants given the previous work that was done around the cleft? Are there any factors to be considered when placing dental implants for a cleft palate?

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• NobelSmile

  Can Nobel Biocare finally smile again? Last week Sweden’s Medical Products Agency (MPA) gave Nobel the green light to continue selling its NobelDirect and NobelPerfect implants. The condition is simply that Nobel Biocare must rewrite instructions for the NobelDirect
  and NobelPerfect dental implants to inform customers and dentists of a
  possible bone loss problem and how to […]

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• Shorter Dental Implants ?

  A doc friend of mine recently recommended that I try shorter dental implants. So I’ve been trying to get some opinions on these implants. Dentists on OsseoNews.com: What has been your experience with these shorter dental implants?

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• Temporary Crowns and Bridges on Dental Implants?

  Charles, a dentist, asks:

  I have a devil of a time making temporary crowns and bridges on
  dental implants. Does anybody have any good techniques that they would care to
  share with the rest of us?

  I have had problems locking on the temporary bridge to the dental implant platform where I had to cut off the temporary bridge […]

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• New Dental Implant Fixture Material?

  Dr. Stefan asks:
  I have heard about a new material being used for dental implant fixtures that is similar to resin-composite. Are any of you familiar with this material?

  Have any of you used these resin-composite dental implant fixtures? Is this
  material just osseo-accepted or does it result in osseo-integration? I
  am sorry but I do not know […]

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• Immediate Placement of One-Piece Dental Implant-Abutment

  I am considering an immediate placement of a one-piece dental implant-abutment at the time of extraction to replace an anterior tooth.

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• Controlling Pain After Implant Placement

  What do you usually prescribe for patients to control their pain after dental implant placement and what do you prescribe to decrease swelling?

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• New Case: Implant Restoration with Stepped Back Abutment

  In this case the abutment was made, without intention, as a step
  back abutment on the distal. It is interesting to see the condition of
  the bone verses the mesial. Amazing how things are discovered in
  dentistry. Note the step back on the mesial and how the tissue looks
  different.Click Here to See the Case Photos

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• Screw vs. Cement Retained?

  I am presently evaluating the design for both upper and lower bar-retained overdentures. The upper will have eight dental implants and the lower will have six dental implants.

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• Playing Musical Instruments after Implant Surgery?

  My question concerns his ability to play his trombone after the dental implant surgery. Could the pressure on his mouth interfere with the bone accepting the dental implant or could it cause it to be crooked?

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• ZiUnite ?

  Have any of you heard of ZiUnite dental implants that Nobel Biocare is producing?

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