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Discussions on Dental Implant News

Welcome to the Dental Implant News Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about Dental Implant News. It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on Dental Implant News.

Recent Dental Implant News Discussions

• Joining of Natural Tooth to an Implant: Possible in Long-Term?

  Has anything changed to make the joining of a natural tooth to an implant possible - in the long term?

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• When Can I Choose One-Stage Implant Surgery?

  What are the indications and contraindications for doing one-stage implant surgery?

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• How Do I Change the Angulation of the Osteotomy Site?

  How do I change the angulation of the osteotomy site?

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• Tunnel Grafting for Lateral Ridge Augmentation: Comments?

  Anyone have any experience with Tunnel Grafting for lateral ridge augmentation?

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• Block Grafts: Complete Decortications Necessary?

  I am going to do a cortico-cancellous block graft in the anterior mandible. Is complete decortications of the recipient site absolutely necessary?

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• Dental Implants for a Patient Who Is HIV Positive?

  Are there any particular contraindications to placing implants in a patient who is HIV positive?

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• UCLA Type Implants: Crowns Have Less of a Tendency to Loosen?

  The first implants I learned how to restore were the UCLA type implants where the crown was screwed directly into the implant fixture.

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• Fracture of Buccal Cortical Plate During Extraction and Immediate Placement: Best Plan?

  I extracted a maxillary left canine [#11] and immediately placed a 4.1mm implant. During the extraction procedure, the buccal cortical plate fractured.

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• Implants in the Maxillary Sinus Without a Sinus Lift?

  I have never tried tilted implants before but I’ve been thinking about some of the cases I have done where I needed an implant in the maxillary sinus area and the patient was faced with having a sinus lift or going to another treatment plan.

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• Internal Hex vs External Hex Configurations: Long-Term Studies?

  What do the long-term studies show in terms of benefits of the internal over the external hex?

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• Is One Implant Enough to Retain the Overdenture?

  I recently attended a course where for the first time I learned about using one implant with an attachment to retain a mandibular overdenture.

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• Piezo Surgical Units: Are There Any Differences?

  I am interested in purchasing a Piezo type surgical unit for use in extracting teeth and creating lateral windows for maxillary sinus lifts.

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• Bone Between Implants Exposed and Resorbed: Why and Course of Action?

  The bone between the two implants was exposed and had resorbed. It seemed that the lingual tissue had just melted away.

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• Abutment Screw Loosening: Is This Inevitable?

  Do all abutment screws eventually loosen and have to be re-tightened?

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• Tilting Root Form Implants: Long-Term Survival?

  Yet many leading practitioners are recommending that root form implants be tilted to avoid nerves, sinus, etc. the physics dictate this produces a situation where the implant fixture is more prone to fracture because the off-axial loading applies stress to areas of the implant fixture that were not designed to receive this kind of stressing.

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• How to Code and Charge for Implant Placement and Restoration?

  I just started doing dental implants and my staff and I are having a hard time learning how to code and charge for implant placement and restoration. For example, is the cost of bone graft included in the charge for a sinus lift?

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• Implant Site Development: Easier Way to Accomplish Graft Fixation?

  I attended a course on implant site development where several lecturers from Europe recommend particulate or autograft mixed with particulate grafts stabilized with metal screws and covered with a titanium or Teflon/titanium supported membrane.

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• Extraction Followed By Immediate Implant Placement: What Does De-Epithelialize the Extraction Socket Mean?

  He used the term de-epithelialize the extraction socket and surrounding tissue. He made the point that this was very important for the success of the graft and implant. What did he mean?

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• Barrier Membranes: Are there Alternatives?

  Are there any materials that can be mixed and applied over the graft to harden and contain the graft material? Is there a reasonable alternative to barrier membranes?

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• Treatment Plan for Fixed Partial Dentures?

  I would appreciate some input regarding my treatment plan for fixed partial dentures.

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• Longevity of Dental Implants?

  What do you tell your patients the expected lifespan is for dental implants?

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• Dental Implant Lawsuits: What is the Best Way to Protect Myself?

  I am only doing simple implant cases. How do I best protect myself from potential lawsuits from implant surgery?

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• Extra Wide Implants for Immediate Placement: Any Experience with These?

  I am now considering going back to the way I used to do immediate placement, but using extra-wide implants – 8-9mm wide implants.

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• Custom Vs. Standard Abutments: What is the Difference in the Long Run?

  What I am planning now is to use only standard abutments and prepare them as though they were natural teeth. I hope to avoid using custom abutments as much as possible.

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• Timeline for Implant Placement: Do I Need to Wait for Complete Healing of the Site?

  Can I place the implant now or do I have to wait 2-4 months for complete healing of the site?

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