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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

• How Do I Determine if the Implants are Osseointegrated?

  The soft tissue around the implants looks great. There is no evidence of anything being wrong. But how do I determine if the implants are osseointegrated?

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• Cantilever to Avoid Sinus Lift?

  My peridontist says this will not work because cantilevers generally fail and always place a great deal of force on the implant adjacent to the cantilever.

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• Alternative to Bone Grafts for Implants?

  For personal religious reasons I do not want animal or human bone graft material to be placed in my body.

    Read More and Comment  | 37 Comments »
 
• Mini Implants in Posterior Area to Support Removable Partial Denture?

  Could I place mini implants in the posterior area to support and retain a removable partial denture with a saddle area on the one side?

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• Instruments for Atraumatic Extraction of Teeth: Are they Helpful?

  Recently, I have bought a number of new instruments to do atraumatic extractions to preserve bone so I need to do less bone grafting for implants.

    Read More and Comment  | 18 Comments »
 
• Using Lasers in Implant Dentistry: Does it Help?

  Has anybody used the laser to do part of the surgery for dental implant placement? I would think that the laser would be very useful for making the initial incisions through the soft tissue at the implant site.

    Read More and Comment  | 12 Comments »
 
• Replacing Maxillary Canine with an Implant: Wide Platform or Regular Platform?

  When you replace a maxillary canine with a dental implant, is it necessary to place a wide platform implant fixture or will a regular platform be satisfactory?

    Read More and Comment  | 14 Comments »
 
• Anklyos Implants: Looking for Guidance Before Switching to this System

  I am a general dentist and have experience placing Nobel Biocare, Biomet 3i and Straumann ITI dental implants. I am now thinking about switching to Ankylos.

    Read More and Comment  | 43 Comments »
 
• Is Splinting an Implant and Natural Tooth Sometimes Acceptable?

  I usually never splint implants and natural teeth but would splinting an implant and natural tooth be acceptable in this case?

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• Differentiated Osseointegration with Zirconia Implants : Any Comments?

  Can anyone comment knowledgeably about using zirconium oxide to create individualized models of extracted roots, a process called differentiated osseointegration?

    Read More and Comment  | 9 Comments »
 
• Allograft with Calcium Sulfate Mixed In: Best Technique?

  I am currently placing allograft material in my extraction sites with Calcium Sulfate mixed in.

    Read More and Comment  | 15 Comments »
 
• Implant Direct: Pros and Cons?

  Does anybody have any experience with the Implant Direct line of dental implants?

    Read More and Comment  | 34 Comments »
 
• Swollen Gingiva: Normal One Week Following Flapless Implant Procedure?

  I placed a dental implant in #13 position last week and the patient returned today for a follow-up visit. The tissue still looked a little red around the implant site.

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• Algipore Plant-Based Hydroxyapatite for Sinus Lifts: Any Experience with this Material?

  Does any one have any first hand experience either good or bad with Algipore?

    Read More and Comment  | 13 Comments »
 
• Very Enlarged Incisive Canal: Experience with this Situation?

  The CBVT scan reveals a very enlarged incisive canal which runs parallel to and extends well beyond the adjacent roots.

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• Nobel Direct Loss of Buccal Gingiva: Prepare the Implant in the Mouth or Make PFM Instead?

  I placed a Noble Direct 3.0 implant in the mandibular right first premolar area. Now there is loss of buccal gingiva right up to vestibule.

    Read More and Comment  | 21 Comments »
 
• New to Implants: Where in the Socket Should I Place the Implant?

  I have treatment planned a mandibular first molar for extraction and immediate replacement with a wide platform implant. After extracting the tooth, exactly where in the socket should I place the implant?

    Read More and Comment  | 34 Comments »
 
• Nobel Groovy Implants: Higher Rate of Failure and Increase in Peri-Implantitis?

  At a recent course I took, a well known, prominent lecturer stated that Nobel Groovy implants have a higher rate of failure due to the TiUnite surface which covers the entire implant fixture surface, including the collar.

    Read More and Comment  | 28 Comments »
 
• Placing Implants: How Should I Lay the Flap to Avoid Cutting the Mental Foramen?

  I have a case now where I have to place implants bilaterally in the mandibular first and second premolar areas. How should I lay the full thickness flap to gain maximum exposure and visibility and avoid cutting the mental foramen loop?

    Read More and Comment  | 30 Comments »
 
• 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?

    Read More and Comment  | 17 Comments »
 
• Missing Lower First Molar and Second Premolar: One Implant or Two?

  I have a patient missing the lower left first molar and second premolar. Should I use one or two implants? What is the correct treatment plan?

    Read More and Comment  | 19 Comments »
 
• 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?

    Read More and Comment  | 12 Comments »
 
• 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.

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