Archive for December, 2007
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Small Tear Over Graft Material: Best Course of Action?
I have placed a dental implant with an onlay graft covered with a Bio-Gide membrane and When I was placing the membrane over the graft site, it developed a small tear over the graft material which is now exposed at that point.
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Mini Implants: How to Present to Patients?
I am now thinking about introducing mini implants into my practice but am unsure what to say to patients.
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Lupus: Precautions? Contraindication for Implants?
I have a 55 year old female patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and I would like to treatment plan her for dental implants.
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Graft Material Appears Gone: Suggestions?
Using the Bio-Col technique with Bio-Oss to graft the gap between the socket walls and implant, I was able to engage about 5 mm of fresh bone beyond the apex of the tooth.
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Warfarin: Potental Dental Implant Complications?
I would like to treatment plan a patient for multiple dental implants where the patient takes warfarin.
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Sinus Tract with Purulent Discharge : How Proceed?
The swelling went down and she has now developed a sinus tract with purulent discharge associated with one of the implants.
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Hemorrhaging After Implant Placement: Explanation?
Soon after, while still at the surgery the dental implant patient had spontaneous, immediate bleeding from his right nostril.
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CTX Level: What Level is Risky?
I have a patient that requires 2 mandibular extractions and is interested in dental implant replacements where I ordered serum CTX study which returned with a level of 137.
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Graft Resorption: What are Normal Limits?
Was this magnitude of graft resorption within normal limits or is something pathologic going on?
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Cone Beam vs. Conventional CT Scans: Radiation Levels?
I’m wondering how this warning about CT scans extends to Cone Beam Volumetric CT scans that we use in dentistry?
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Wide Implants in a Narrow Maxillary Alveolar Ridge: Best Technique?
I need to place wide platform dental implants in a relatively narrow maxillary alveolar ridge
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Implant Protrudes into Maxillary Sinus: How To Manage?
My mother went to the dentist and had a root-form dental implant placed in her left posterior upper jaw.
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ICOI Abstract: Total rehabilitation of the edentulous patient with the All-on-4 concept
The surgical protocol follows the All-on-4 concept which is an innovative concept developed in the early 90’s at the Malo Clinic for the immediate rehabilitation of all fully edentulous jaws.
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Updated Strategies for Implant and Regeneration Success
This course is designed for specialists and advanced implant surgeons. A small, intimate environment at one of Arizona’s finest resorts will encourage group interaction, collective learning and discussion with the presenters.
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