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

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

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?

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

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.

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 4.1x8mm tapered implants.

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

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.

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?

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?

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.