Bone Loss over the Life of a Dental Implant: Open Discussion
Bone loss occurs through out the life of a dental implant no matter what we do to it. How do we incorporate this truth into our treatment planning?
Figuring out if the Crown or Abutment is Loose: Techniques?
My problem is occasionally I have a case where I cannot figure out if the crown or the abutment is loose. Is there some technique for using radiographs to make this determination so I could be confident in my treatment?
Exposure Down to the Second Threads: Recommendations?
The patient now presents with a huge excess cement mass that apparently filled the spaces left by the original surgery. The patient has bone loss on both implants with exposure down to the second threads.
Alveolar Mucosa Growing over the Implants and Locator attachments: How to Control This?
My problem is that the alveolar mucosa keeps growing over the dental implants and Locator attachments. Is there anything I can do to control this situation?
Implant Patient with Post Op Parasthesia: Consensus Treatment?
After 20+ years and 1,000′s of dental implants I finally have a patient with a post op parasthesia. I’d like to get a consensus on treatment.
Psoriatic Arthritis: Contraindication for Dental Implants?
Is there any contraindication to implant placement in a patient who has psoriatic arthritis?
Healing Cap Stuck on BioHorizon Implants Laser-Lok Design: Recommendations?
I installed 3 BioHorizon 3.5mm implant fixtures with internal hex connection and laser lok design. At the uncovering 3 months later, I could not remove the cover cap on #19.
Apical Fenestration: Recommendations for Treatment?
Patient presented with a recently placed implant fixture with a fenestration in the buccal cortical plate at the level of the apical third.
Patient on Fosamax: When Can I Proceed with Implants?
I have a female patient who had been on Fosamax. Her CT is above 150 and the graft has healed. Are there any contraindications here to installing implants?
Pain on Apical Pressure after Short Implant: Recommendations?
I installed short implant. When the patient returned for uncover, there was pain on apical pressure.
Tooth Fragments Left Behind After Extraction: Proper Protocol before Implant?
If I am going to install an implant in #3 area do I need to go in and remove the tooth fragments prior to or at the time of implant installation?
Guarantee for Dental Implants: Discussion Topic
For some implant systems and in some countries, implants may be guaranteed for life. How do you feel about giving a guarantee for dental implants that you install?
Failures with Z System’s Zirconium Oxide Implants: Explanations?
We place the Z System’s zirconium oxide implants and have had relatively good success. What I am trying to understand is why not all of them succeed.
Dental Implants in Patient with Graft Versus Host Disease: Guidance?
I have a new dental implant patient who presents with a history of leukemia and a bone marrow transplant. He is currently suffering from graft versus host disease.
Periodontally Questionable Teeth: Retention vs. Extraction and Implants
Should we now be revising our traditional approach to the retention of questionable or marginal teeth and leaning more toward extraction and replacement with implants?
Remove Broken Screws from Screw-Vent 10mm Placed 20 Years Ago: Any Insights?
I now have been referred a patient who has a Screw-Vent 10mm implant placed around 20 years ago with the abutment fracturing 17 years ago. With word getting out that I remove these screws this patient has presented to my office.
Autogenous Bone Graft: Is this still Justified?
With all these other graft materials available, and their proven efficacy, is there still justification for creating a second surgical site to harvest an autogenous graft?
The Atrophic Maxillary Anterior Ridge: Discussion Topic
One of the most difficult challenges is the management of the atrophic or deficient maxillary anterior ridge.
MIAMBE (Minimally Invasive Antral Membrane Balloon Elevation): Discussion
With the advent of MIAMBE (Minimally Invasive Antral Membrane Balloon Elevation), another technique is being used with success that offers advantages and disadvantages.
Osteotomy Site Preparation: Use Hollow osteotomy drills with internal irrigation?
The instructor recommended using hollow osteotomy drills with internal irrigation with cold water.
Splinting Natural Teeth to Implants: What Strategies Work?
I have encountered a number of cases where this could produce a better prosthetic result if I can be confident that splinting natural teeth to implants can be successful.
Extraction of Teeth and the Impact on Site Preservation: Open Discussion
The extraction of teeth prior to implant installation has received a great deal of attention in recent years because of the impact on site preservation.
Atlas Narrow Body Implant Showing Significant Bone Loss: How Do I Save this Case?
I recently did my first narrow diameter implant case using 4 Atlas narrow body implants. The Atlas implant in #26 area was exuding purulence
Post-Cementation Pain for Implant Patient: What’s Going On?
I have a patient with high aesthetic demands for a single cement retained crown on an implant… After 5 months, the patient experiences pain on an intermittent basis.
