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Archive for September, 2007

• Mini Implants for Long-Term Use?

  Does anyone have experience with placement of mini implants for long term use?

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• Implant Above Tissue: Prep the Margin on Implant Itself?

  Due to the shallow placement of #10 I have found that the margin of the Astra Implant is above the tissue, which is unacceptable from an aesthetic perspective.

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• Block Graft: Radiographic Bone Loss Common?

  I did a block graft 2 months ago and it appears that there is some radiographic bone loss around the screw, and I’m wondering if this is common.

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• Implant Training and the Latest Implant Techniques and Systems

  Leading Oral Surgeon, Dr. Joel Rosenlicht, shares with us his views on implant training for GP’s, immediate loading, HA coated implants, and much more…

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• Zirconia Abutments: Crowns Debonding and Dislodging?

  I have recently started using zirconia abutments, but have experienced my crowns debonding and dislodging.

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• Implant Thread Design: Influence on Osseointegration?

  How does the thread design in a dental implant fixture influence osseointegration?

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• Peri - Implantitis: What are the Indications?

  when I went to torque down the abutment, it produced pain and I could feel slight movement. Is this an indication of periimplantitis?

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• Decrease in Radiodensity at Graft Site: Doomed to Failure?

  I recently did a lateral sinus lift and bone graft. The post-op orthopantomograph of the patient after 3 weeks does not show much of the radio-opacity as seen post-op 2 days radiograph in the sinus lift area/grafted area.

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• Metal Allergy: Are Implants Still An Option?

  I’m wondering if any negative effects have been reported in dental implant patients who may have a metal allergy or sensitivity.

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• Dense-PTFE Membrane vs. Expanded-PTFE Membrane ?

  I am a dental student and I am trying to figure out the difference between a dense-PTFE membrane and a expanded-PTFE membrane. What exactly is the difference?

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• Bone Density a Problem in Geriatric Patients?

  I attempted to place a dental implant on a healthy 80 year old #19 area. The implant would not screw into the bone after it reached the tissue height.

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• Airport Security: Will Implants Set Off an Alarm?

  A dental implant patient wonders whether her four implants will set off the security alarm while walking thru the metal scanner at the airport.

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• Dental Implant Micromovement

  I recently attended a lecture where the idea of micromovement of the abutment / implant interface under load created a micropump of fluid movement that contributed to bone loss.

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• Persistent Numbness after Implant Failure

  My wife had an implant failure and now she lost sensation on her lower lip and chin on the side of the dental implants. We are very worried and don’t know what to do.

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• Massive Bone Resorption: What Should I Do Now?

  My treatment plan was to extract #12, 13 and 14 atraumatically, place bone graft material and allow the graft sites to heal for 5 months and then place implants.

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• Shortened Dental Arch Concept

  I have seen numerous examples of the shortened dental arch concept in lectures and courses I have taken on implant dentistry.

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• Gap Between Graft and Ridge: What Should I Do?

  A CT scan was taken yesterday and a gap was seen between the graft and the ridge, approximately 0.5mm wide.

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• How to Avoid Hitting the Mental Foramen Nerve?

  What do you recommend I do to avoid hitting the mental foramen nerve? How should I lay the flap? Is flapless surgery a possibility?

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• Reinforcing Allograft Material with a Titanium Mesh?

  My impression is that a lot of the bone loss and graft failure is secondary to micromovement and particulate migration and that this could be circumvented with a rigid “cage” covering the graft.

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• Loose Crown or Abutment Screw: Treatment Plan?

  One of my dental implant patients returned with a loose cemented crown. I cannot be sure if the crown is loose or if the abutment is loose. Is there any reliable way to determine this?

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