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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

• PRP and BMP: Should These Become Standard of Care for Implant Placement?

  We have good evidence that Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Bone Morphogenic Proteins (BMP) can significantly enhance osteogenesis. Should these become standard of care?

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• Adequate Anesthesia for Implant Placement?

  I was taught that only buccal and lingual infiltrations are the proper way to anesthetize for placing implants in the molar sites.

    Read More and Comment  | 25 Comments »
 
• Use of Chlorhexidine to Prevent Infection: Negative or Positive?

  I would like to know from other dentists placing implants of their experience with the use of chlorhexidine, and whether it is negative or positive when used during surgery?

    Read More and Comment  | 14 Comments »
 
• Dental Implant Spinning in Socket: How to Manage?

  ut when I went in to torque down the abutment, the implant began to spin in the socket. What do I do now?

    Read More and Comment  | 33 Comments »
 
• Possible to Cause Compression Necrosis by Tightening Too Much?

  I tightened the implant beyond 45 Ncm. It’s the fourth post-operative day and the patient still has pain which is relieved with analgesics.

    Read More and Comment  | 28 Comments »
 
• Using Osteotomes to Place Implants: Avoid Membrane Perforation?

  I am planning on using osteotomes to fracture the floor of the sinus and elevate it 4mm in order to gain adequate bone height to place 4.1×8mm tapered implants.

    Read More and Comment  | 25 Comments »
 
• Reusing Implants: Is it Possible?

  If an implant fails and exfoliates by itself or is extracted, can that implant be sterilized and reused?

    Read More and Comment  | 63 Comments »
 
• Bone Loss and Purulence Around Implant: Correct Procedure?

  I noticed pus discharge on finger pressure on the labial side and radiographs show bone loss in the shape of crater up to the 3rd thread of the implant.

    Read More and Comment  | 20 Comments »
 
• Immediate Placement of Implants: Graft First or Only After Placement?

  Is it better to place the implant and torque it down and then place the graft around it? Or should I graft the socket first and then insert the implant fixture into the socket?

    Read More and Comment  | 27 Comments »
 
• 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?

    Read More and Comment  | 36 Comments »
 
• 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.

    Read More and Comment  | 27 Comments »
 
• 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  | 44 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?

    Read More and Comment  | 25 Comments »
 
• 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  | 24 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  | 15 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  | 47 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  | 10 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  | 16 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.

    Read More and Comment  | 12 Comments »
 
• 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.

    Read More and Comment  | 16 Comments »
 
• 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 »
 
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