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Archive for December, 2009

• Abutment Screw Loosening: Is This Inevitable?

  Do all abutment screws eventually loosen and have to be re-tightened?

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• Tilting Root Form Implants: Long-Term Survival?

  Yet many leading practitioners are recommending that root form implants be tilted to avoid nerves, sinus, etc. the physics dictate this produces a situation where the implant fixture is more prone to fracture because the off-axial loading applies stress to areas of the implant fixture that were not designed to receive this kind of stressing.

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• How to Code and Charge for Implant Placement and Restoration?

  I just started doing dental implants and my staff and I are having a hard time learning how to code and charge for implant placement and restoration. For example, is the cost of bone graft included in the charge for a sinus lift?

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• Implant Site Development: Easier Way to Accomplish Graft Fixation?

  I attended a course on implant site development where several lecturers from Europe recommend particulate or autograft mixed with particulate grafts stabilized with metal screws and covered with a titanium or Teflon/titanium supported membrane.

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• Extraction Followed By Immediate Implant Placement: What Does De-Epithelialize the Extraction Socket Mean?

  He used the term de-epithelialize the extraction socket and surrounding tissue. He made the point that this was very important for the success of the graft and implant. What did he mean?

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• Barrier Membranes: Are there Alternatives?

  Are there any materials that can be mixed and applied over the graft to harden and contain the graft material? Is there a reasonable alternative to barrier membranes?

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• Treatment Plan for Fixed Partial Dentures?

  I would appreciate some input regarding my treatment plan for fixed partial dentures.

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• Longevity of Dental Implants?

  What do you tell your patients the expected lifespan is for dental implants?

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