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Archive for April, 2008

• High Costs for Implant Screws for Orthodontic Anchorage: How to Manage?

  I have been using the mini-implant screws for orthodontic anchorage, but the costs are getting extreme.

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• Removing Implant by Minimal Reverse Torque?

  Can a dental implant that appears both clinically and radiographically integrated be removed by minimal reverse torque?

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• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Contraindication for Implants?

  Dr. M. asks:
  I have a 55 year old female patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). She is otherwise healthy. I have treatment planned her for multiple implant placement to support a bridge. I believe that rheumatoid arthritis is a disorder that is caused by a pathological autoimmune response and this also results in depression of […]

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• Mixing PRP and Bio-Oss?

  In case of using Platelet Rich Plasma and Bio-Oss mixed together for bone augmentation procedures, what is the ratio between the PRP and Bio-Oss?

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• Occlusal Splint Therapy: An Option for Unsuccessful Dental Implant Treatment?

  I have been an unsuccessful dental implant patient for two years and my prosthodontist recommends occlusal splint therapy to stabilize the jaw muscle with a hard acrylic appliance.

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• No Attached Gingiva on the Lingual Side of Implants?

  The problem I have is that there is almost no attached gingiva on the lingual side of the implants, What is the probable cause of this problem?

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• Exposure of Bio-Oss Graft in Endodontically Treated Tooth: How to Approach?

  I have grafted an extraction site after extracting tooth #19 [mandibular left first molar] with Bio-Oss… the tooth had previously had endodontic therapy and I inadvertently left some pieces of gutta-percha behind in the bone around the socket.

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• Space Between Implant Fixture and Natural Teeth: How Much Is Enough?

  . That will leave me only 1mm of space on each side, will this be enough space between the implant fixture and the adjacent natural teeth?

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• Bucco-Lingual Resorption Exposing the Threads on Implants: How to Manage?

  But when I examined the patient at 6 months post-op, the alveolar ridge had undergone 4mm of bucco-lingual resorption exposing the threads on both dental implants.

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• Implant with Deformed Head and Stripped Threads: How to Manage?

  I am restoring an implant that has a deformed head and stripped threads.

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• Computer Guided Flapless Surgery III

  Video demonstrating Flapless Surgery

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• Live Computer Guided Flapless & ERE Surgery II

  Video Demonstration of Computer Guided Flapless & ERE Surgery

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• Computer Guided Flapless Surgery I

  Video demonstrating Computer Guided Flapless Surgery.

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• Prophylactic Antibiotic Coverage when Placing Implants: What’s the Consenus?

  Quite a bit of controversy still exists about the routine use of prophylactic antibiotic coverage when placing dental implants.

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• Platform Switching: Which Implants are Designed for This?

  Do all implant brands have the capability of platform switching?

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• Assessing Osseointegration: Is there a Predictable Way?

  Has anyone come up with a predictable way to determine if an implant is truly integrated at the time of uncovery?

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• Options for Provisional Restoration?

  What other options are there to temporarily replace the missing tooth while the implant integrates?

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• Porcelain Fractures: How To Approach?

  Now that I have been restoring dental implants for about 7 years, I am beginning to see some trends in complications, I have seen too many fractured porcelain crowns and bridges.

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• CBCT Scanners: Understanding Low-Contrast Detectability?

  Basically, he says that no other CBCT scanner has the low contrast silica detector system of the i-CAT system.

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• Implant for Orthodontic Anchorage and Restoration: How to Approach?

  I have been asked by an orthodontist to place an implant for anchorage, what is the best system for this?

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• Pitt-Easy Implant: Any Experience with This System?

  Any experience with Pitt-Easy Implants, which I placed, and a recent radiograph reveals bone loss along one side of the implant.

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• Implant Thread Pitch and Height: Importance of these Factors?

  Does altering the thread pitch or thread depth have any effect on osseointegration?

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• Implant Crown Materials: Any Difference in Force Transmitted to Implant Fixture?

  We have many materials available to either form crowns or to cover a metal understructure, but is there any difference in terms of force transmitted to the implant fixture?

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• Premier Implant Cement: Source of Chronic Inflammation?

  Have any of you experienced exudate, chronic inflammation, or bone loss with dental implants where the crowns were cemented with Premier Implant Cement?

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• Small Bone Dehiscence from Collar of Implant Cover Screw: Next Steps?

  Clinically, the dental implant is stable, it is not sensitive to percussion and appears to have good soft tissue health excluding the dehisced area

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