I need to record an accurate Vertical Dimension of Occlusion and Centric Relation, in a case I am restoring. I have placed 6 dental implants in the maxilla and 6 dental implants in the mandible.

During the healing phase immediately after the implant surgery, the patient loosened up the sutures by gargling very vigorously and using other oral hygiene techniques also with great vigor.

A question came up at our dental implants study club recently and I thought I would post it to get others opinions. The question was: when is it best and when it not best to graft an upper molar socket that you know will require an antral wall sinus lift augmentation later in order to place a dental implant?

How soon after implant placement can I replace the healing collar with a temporary abutment?

I am an Australian dentist. I recently went to place a screw retained abutment and cement retained crown on the upper right premolar. The surgeon had placed a Branemark narrow platform 15mm length dental implant.

I have a 14 year old male who lost all four of his maxillary incisors in a car accident. I would like to place dental implants in the maxillary alveolar ridge and would like to use them to support a bridge.

Any advice on the best way to secure socket grafts in mandibular molar sites during socket preservation? I plan on placing a Collaplug to cover the socket graft along with a removable flipper covering the graft site.

Dr. Scott Ganz developed the Triangle of Bone concept to analyze bone quality, quantity and disposition at prospective dental implants sites utilizing CBCT scans.

What is the recommended maintenance of highwater implant bridges? Is the framework unscrewed and cleaned at regular intervals?

When the dentist is confronted with the problem of placing implants in a knife edge ridge, the CBCT scan and software enable the dentist to visualize the anatomy of the ridge in 3-dimensions.

The 1st International Congress on 3-Dimensional Dental Imaging was held in New York City last week. Didn’t have time to attend? Not to worry, what follows is Part I or our three part summary of this important event for implant dentistry…

I am treatment planning a full mouth rehabilitation where I will be completing a full mouth edentulation on a patient and restoring both arches with a dental implant supported prosthesis. My patient wants the ultimate in aesthetics and comfort. Money is no object.

I recently started placing dental implants. On my second case I decided to place a single, implant fixture in the #31 and #18 sites for a future bar over-denture.

I have been using panoramic radiographs to plan dental implant placement. I have the patient wear an occlusion rim with 5mm diameter steel balls to gauge bone dimensions. This has worked well for me for the last ten years. I place and restore dental implants.

I am looking to get two dental implants to replace extracted molars. I have had two consults already, but due to the limited opening of my mouth, 33 mm, the tools that the dentists are using do not allow enough room.