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Angularity of Implants Towards Lingual Side: Special Abutment Needed?
My periodontist says everything is good, but my general dentist says the angularity of the implants, especially of #19, is too much towards the lingual side.
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Determining Final Torque Values: How To Apply the Guidelines?
When a dental implant manufacturer publishes guidelines for determining the final torque value for their abutment screw, does that apply to when the screw and implant threads are dry or wet?
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Torquing Produces Pain?
The surgeon placed a dental implant in #8 position and the surgery and healing were uneventful. When I went to torque down the abutment, the patient felt a sharp pain.
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Pain on Torquing Down Abutment?
But when I torqued down the abutment to 35Ncm, the patient experienced a sharp pain that radiated superiorly.
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Zirconia Abutments: Crowns Debonding and Dislodging?
I have recently started using zirconia abutments, but have experienced my crowns debonding and dislodging.
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Dental Implant Micromovement
I recently attended a lecture where the idea of micromovement of the abutment / implant interface under load created a micropump of fluid movement that contributed to bone loss.
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Loose Crown or Abutment Screw: Treatment Plan?
One of my dental implant patients returned with a loose cemented crown. I cannot be sure if the crown is loose or if the abutment is loose. Is there any reliable way to determine this?
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Depth of Implant Platform?
I am wondering if a principle outlined by Misch in Dental Prothesis book is generally accepted?
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Replace the Healing Collar with Temp Abutment: How Soon?
How soon after implant placement can I replace the healing collar with a temporary abutment?
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Fractured Screw: What Are My Chances?
I am an Australian dentist. I recently went to place a screw retained abutment and cement retained crown on the upper right premolar. The surgeon had placed a Branemark narrow platform 15mm length dental implant.
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Gingiva Blanches Around Implant-Abutment Junction: Will This Resolve?
When I torque down the abutment into the dental implant, sometimes the gingiva blanches around the junction of the implant platform and the abutment margin on the buccal.
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Crown Loose: Recommendations?
I had a dental implant put in 4 years ago. I have returned to my dentist 3 times because the crown became loose, apparently because the abutment was never properly seated onto the implant.
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Preparing the Implant Abutment
My dental implant representative recommends that I use stock zirconia abutments and that I prepare them in the mouth. He says that this is just like doing conventional crown and bridge. But, I have my doubts. Is this really as easy as conventional crown and bridge?
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Loose Abutment Screw
Recently, I completed a case where I forgot to torque down the abutment screw completely. Now it is loose! How do I retrieve this screw and tighten it?
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Dental Implants: Crown Margin Short?
However, I just inserted a crown where the margin was short of the abutment margin. Have any of you experienced this same problem?
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