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Archive for February, 2008

• Maxillary Overdentures: What Implant Support is Required?

  There has been a great deal of controversy over what implant support is required for maxillary overdentures.

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• All-On-4 Technique: Any US Experts?

  I am planning on taking the Nobel Biocare All-on-4 course

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• Implant Sizes: What has the FDA Approved?

  Is there a difference with the terms narrow diameter implants, mini implants or small diameter implants?

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• Impact of Recession on Dental Implant Procedures?

  Are patients holding off on dental implant surgery due to the possibility of a recession?

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• Overdenture: How Many Implants with Ball Attachment?

  Should I use a ball attachment on all 3 dental implants and use them all for retention?

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• Possibility Implant Has Moved?

  I checked my photographs of the placement and found that I had placed the implant in the middle of the ridge, Is it possible that this implant has moved?

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• Bruxism: Suggestions for Affordable Treatment?

  I have a patient who is a severe night time bruxer and has a gag reflex and I fear if I place dental implants and make a u- shaped overdenture his bruxing will destroy the implants.

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• Endodontic Pathosis Responsible for Peri-Implantitis in Adjacent Implant?

  There are some opposing views on whether or not an endodontic pathosis on a natural tooth can cause a retrograde peri-implantitis in an adjacent implant.

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• Mixing Metronidazole Solution in Grafting Material?

  I attended an excellent lecture where the speaker described how he customarily mixes Metronidazole 0.5% solution in grafting material when he does sinus lifts. I was wondering if this is a widespread practice in the rest of the dental implant community?

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• Nobel Buys Alpha Bio: What is the Motivation?

  What was the motivation behind Nobel’s purchase of Alpha Bio, as the company apparently was not generating enough revenue to justify a $95 million valuation.

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• Lower Molar: Surgical Extraction and Implant Placement at Same Time?

  There is plenty of bone distally to place an implant, Can the surgical extraction be done at the same time as preparing the implant site and placing the implant?

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• Implants in 16 Year Old Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment?

  She has congenitally missing laterals and the orthodontist and dentist are suggesting that she have her wisdom teeth removed and the 2 lateral implants all at the same time to avoid more than one sedation and surgery

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• Proximators: Useful for Atraumatically Extracting Teeth?

  I’m wondering about Proximators, these look like undersized elevators with small tips and are supposed to be useful for atraumatically extracting teeth.

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