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OsseoNews.com Editor Picks

Welcome to the Editor Picks Section of OsseoNews.com, where our editor highlights the most interesting dental implant discussions.

Recent Editor Picks

• Orienting Drills and Implants to Avoid Lingual Concavity?

  I am wondering about orienting the drills and dental implants in the proper orientation to avoid the lingual concavity. Can anyone please offer some advice?

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• Buccal Bone Loss on Immediate Implant: Recommendations?

  I extracted the maxillary right canine and central incisor and placed 2 immediate dental implants. The lateral incisor was already missing…I decided to do stage-2 today uncover on the spot and I laid a flap to discover that the implant in the canine position is completely dehisced on the buccal…

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• Implant Lost in Sinus: What to Do?

  Today in the dental clinic an orthodontic implant was lost in the sinus. We went in and tried to locate it.

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• Bisphosphonates: What is the Latest Protocol?

  I have read several articles and comments on Bisphosphonates, as it relates to dental implants, but this whole matter keeps developing and changing. What is the current protocol for managing dental implant patients taking Actonel?

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• Membrane Dislodged: Recommendations?

  I performed site preservation at site #19 with BioOss and Collatape coverage and a few days later the Collatape membrane became dislodged, exposing the graft site.

    Read More and Comment  | 12 Comments »
 
• Perforated the Lingual Cortical Plate: Expect Complications?

  While placing a dental implant fixture in #19 area I perforated the lingual cortical plate. Should I expect complications in osseointegration? Advice?

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• Implant Fixture Too Close to Root of Adjacent Tooth: Will it Osseointegrate?

  I placed one implant on the #13 site [maxillary left second premolar] but underestimated how far from the maxillary first premolar I should have drilled the pilot hole. If I leave the implant fixture as is, will it osseointegrate?

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• Exposure of Membrane: Why?

  One of the problems I am having is that when the patient returns for post-operative follow-up, they have the membrane over the graft site exposed.

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• MK III Implant: When is the Best Time to Place the Final Abutment?

  My periodontist has told me that he is going to extract the tooth, place a bone and soft tissue graft, place a Nobel Biocare MK III implant, and bond the crown of the central incisor to the adjacent central incisor and lateral incisor while the implant fixture osseointegrates.

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• Post-Operative Infections from Bone Grafting?

  Is anybody aware of any patients developing prion or other bacterial infections following bone grafting procedures?

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• Sinus Lift in Two Stages?

  Can I do the sinus lift in 2-stages? Can I lift the sinus and graft 2-3mm of bone, wait for that graft to heal and then graft again at the time of implant placement?

    Read More and Comment  | 36 Comments »
 
• Locator Attachments: Trouble Picking Them Up in Overdenture?

  I have just started doing mandibular retained overdentures using Locator attachments. But one problem I have been having is picking them up in the overdenture.

    Read More and Comment  | 18 Comments »
 
• Advice for Complication in Creation and Maintenance of an Interproximal Papilla?

  I am seeking advice for a complication in the creation and maintenance of an interproximal papilla between #7 and 8, an aesthetically demanding site.

    Read More and Comment  | 26 Comments »
 
• Implant Systems: Commercially Pure Titanium vs. Alloy?

  I have a recently experienced two posterior Astra implant fractures. I was told by a colleague that Astra implants are made up of commercially pure titanium, while most other implant systems use an alloy.

    Read More and Comment  | 28 Comments »
 
• Type of Anesthesia for Dental Implant Surgery?

  Do I need general anesthesia for one implant for front tooth #9 or will local anesthesia be fine. I am concerned about the dangers of general anesthesia, which the oral surgeon has downplayed.

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• Implants Too Close: Can I Use Orthodontics To Create Space?

  My problem is that I think I placed the dental implants too close together. I am not sure what the minimum distance is between adjacent implants. My question is can I use orthodontics to move the implants apart to create adequate space?

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• Large Defect in the Labial Cortical Plate

  This created a very large defect in the labial cortical plate. I therefore decided not to place the permanent implants.

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• Abutment Screw Gets Stuck: How to Prevent This?

  Last week I was screwing down the abutment screw when it got stuck. I am not sure what happened.

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• Crown 1mm Short of the Margin: Recommendations?

  I cemented a crown on a dental implant abutment using a mixture of Tempbond [Kerr] and Vaseline. The post-cementation radiograph showed that the crown was 1mm short of the margin.

    Read More and Comment  | 19 Comments »
 
• Suture Lost Exposing the Implant: What to Do?

  The patient still has some throbbing pain in the area upon palpation and the implant is still exposed. What should I do next?

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• Mini Implants in Anterior Mandible: Expectations of Longevity?

  I am thinking of restricting my use of mini implants to the anterior mandible for supporting overdentures, but I am concerned about longevity.

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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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• Platform Switching: Which Implants are Designed for This?

  Do all implant brands have the capability of platform switching?

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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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