I am only doing simple implant cases. How do I best protect myself from potential lawsuits from implant surgery?
Read More and Comment | 39 Comments »I am now considering going back to the way I used to do immediate placement, but using extra-wide implants – 8-9mm wide implants.
Read More and Comment | 46 Comments »What I am planning now is to use only standard abutments and prepare them as though they were natural teeth. I hope to avoid using custom abutments as much as possible.
Read More and Comment | 14 Comments »Can I place the implant now or do I have to wait 2-4 months for complete healing of the site?
Read More and Comment | 7 Comments »There are many different views on cement retention of implant crowns and fixed partial dentures. What is everyone using?
Read More and Comment | 9 Comments »According to a periodontist at my implant study club, the evidence for justifying the platform switching protocol is lacking.
Read More and Comment | 30 Comments »Bone grafting at the time of extraction adds the cost of the graft and membrane. But if later a block graft is required to develop the site for implant placement, that is even more costly and may entail two surgical procedures.
Read More and Comment | 12 Comments »I have read about PRP and PRGF and have attended lectures on the subject. It seems like the literature establishes a strong case for the benefits of using these in bone grafts to enhance regeneration and healing.
Read More and Comment | 40 Comments »I placed the implant fixtures too far subgingivally so that the top of the implant platform is 4mm cervical to the adjacent cervical margins. Is this really a problem?
Read More and Comment | 9 Comments »I have treatment planned her for the insertion of a narrow platform implant. I would then place another temporary crown and later a porcelain fused to metal crown. Will this work?
Read More and Comment | 21 Comments »I am really not sure about this because sometimes the radiograph looks like there is adequate bone and then after I reflect the flap I see that the buccal cortical plate is very thin or dehisced. When this happens I usually go to a 3.5mm implant fixture to makes sure that I have enough bone volume.
Read More and Comment | 17 Comments »I plan to make final impressions at the abutment level and then insert the permanent bridges. In the past I made implant level impressions and then inserted the permanent abutments and bridges at the same time. Anything wrong with making abutment level impressions like I am planning?
Read More and Comment | 6 Comments »I have an elderly female patient with a history of rheumatoid arthritis who is almost completely edentulous in her maxilla.
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