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Mini Dental Implants: Advantages and Techniques
Mini Dental Implants (MDI’s) represent another stage in the development of implant dentistry. MDI’s are narrower than conventional dental implants and offer many unique advantages.
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MK III Implant: When is the Best Time to Place the Final Abutment?
My periodontist has told me that he is going to extract the tooth, place a bone and soft tissue graft, place a Nobel Biocare MK III implant, and bond the crown of the central incisor to the adjacent central incisor and lateral incisor while the implant fixture osseointegrates.
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Mandibular Overdentures: What are the Long-Term Costs?
I am trying to gather information that I can use to educate my patients about the costs for the long-term upkeep and maintenance of their mandibular overdentures.
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Implants for Patient with Lupus and Treated with Steriods?
I have an implant patient with Lupus. She was treated with steroids for about 2 years and has been off of steroids for 6 months no
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Post-Operative Infections from Bone Grafting?
Is anybody aware of any patients developing prion or other bacterial infections following bone grafting procedures?
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Sinus Lift in Two Stages?
Can I do the sinus lift in 2-stages? Can I lift the sinus and graft 2-3mm of bone, wait for that graft to heal and then graft again at the time of implant placement?
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Implant Supported Bridges: Need to Clean After Each Meal?
Food gets stuck in my implant supported bridge every time I eat. Is this normal for implant bridges that you have to clean it every time you eat?
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Locator Attachments: Trouble Picking Them Up in Overdenture?
I have just started doing mandibular retained overdentures using Locator attachments. But one problem I have been having is picking them up in the overdenture.
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Advice for Complication in Creation and Maintenance of an Interproximal Papilla?
I am seeking advice for a complication in the creation and maintenance of an interproximal papilla between #7 and 8, an aesthetically demanding site.
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Evista: A Contraindication for Dental Implants?
Are certain drugs, like Evista, that a patient may be taking an absolute contraindication to placing dental implants?
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Large Gap Between Cervical Margin of Bridge and Gingival: How To Close?
One year later, the gap between the cervical margin of the bridge and the gingival has grown so that there is now about 1mm gap and it severely compromises the aesthetics.
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Dental Implant Rehabilitation: Treatment Planning and Techniques with Minis
In this exclusive interview, OsseoNews chats with Dr. Samuel Shatkin, DDS, MD about mini dental implant rehabilitation.
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Implant Systems: Commercially Pure Titanium vs. Alloy?
I have a recently experienced two posterior Astra implant fractures. I was told by a colleague that Astra implants are made up of commercially pure titanium, while most other implant systems use an alloy.
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Post-Operative Rinsing: Is Sugar Water Better Than Warm Salt Walter?
Has anyone advised their patients to rinse with sugar water instead of salt water after placement of dental implants? I read an article that faster healing would occur if sugar was used instead of salt for post-operative rinsing.
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Surgicel: Use as a Barrier Membrane for Guided Bone Regeneration?
My prosthodontist said that he has been using Surgicel, which is an oxidized cellulose mesh, as a barrier membrane for guided bone regeneration, such as in socket preservation procedures. Have you heard about this use of Surgicel?
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PD VitalOs Cement: Thoughts on this new Synthetic Bone Regeneration Material?
I have heard about PD VitalOs Cement, a synthetic bone regeneration material, that can be injected into a prospective implant site where it stimulates bone production.
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Type of Anesthesia for Dental Implant Surgery?
Do I need general anesthesia for one implant for front tooth #9 or will local anesthesia be fine. I am concerned about the dangers of general anesthesia, which the oral surgeon has downplayed.
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Implants Too Close: Can I Use Orthodontics To Create Space?
My problem is that I think I placed the dental implants too close together. I am not sure what the minimum distance is between adjacent implants. My question is can I use orthodontics to move the implants apart to create adequate space?
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Implant-Retained Overdentures: How Many Implants in Midline and Canine Sites?
I recently attended a lecture on implant-retained overdentures where the speaker recommended using 3 dental implants placed at the canine sites bilaterally and a third implant in the midline. Does a solo implant in the midline work as well as these other designs?
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Screw Retention for Fixed Partial Dentures?
My concern is long-term survival of intact fixed partial dentures. My prosthodontist has recommended that I use screw retention for fixed partial dentures.
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Bio-Oss: Mix Small and Large Particle Sizes?
Bio-0ss representatives recommend mixing small and large particle sizes, but is anyone comfortable using large particle size only?
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Using Lasers to Treat Peri-Implantitis?
To all of you who use lasers to treat peri-implantitis, what does the laser do to the implant surface, and do you use the laser on hard or soft tissue?
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Break Open Torque Wrenches Seem to Be Sticking?
Recently I noticed that some of the torque wrenches seem to be sticking and are possibly not opening up when they reach the desired torque level.
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Wrinkle Appearance on the Labial Gingival at Implant Site: Recommendations?
I placed a dental implant into a healed extraction site to replace a maxillary central incisior. The soft tissue on the labial of this site has a small indentation or wrinkle similar to the rugae on the palate.
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Technique to Use for Connecting Bridge to Mini Implant?
I am concerned about the technique used for connecting the bridge to the mini implant.
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