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Discussions on Implant Supported Fixed Bridges

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

Recent Implant Supported Fixed Bridges Discussions

• Die Spacer for Implant Crown and Bridge Cases?

  When I send my crown and bridge cases to the dental laboratory, I specify how many coats of die spacer I want placed on my master dies. Should we be doing the same thing for implant crown and bridge cases?

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• Proper Implant Bridge Design to Replace #2 to #5?

  If I place a wide platform implant in #2 site and a regular platform in #5 site, will that be enough support for a 4-unit bridge extending from #2 to #5?

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• Implant Bridge: Combining Cement and Screw Retained Prosthesis?

  I have to insert an implant bridge that has both screw and cement retention.

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• Porcelain Fractures: Most Frequent Implant Complication?

  The most frequent complication that I have seen with dental implant bridges is fracture of porcelain.

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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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• 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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• 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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• Loose Bridge Supported by Three Implants: What Can Be Done?

  I have three upper incisor implants holding a 4-unit bridge and my problem is that the bridge keeps coming loose.

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• Implant Supported Bridges: Minimum Number of Implants?

  I have treatment planned a fully edentulous patient for implant supported bridges in his maxillary and mandibular arches.

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• Implant-Supported Prostheses: Comprehensive Explanation?

  If possible, I’d like to get a comprehensive explanation concerning the difference between implant supported fixed partial dentures, fixed-detachable dentures [hybrid] and overdentures?

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• PFM vs. Zirconium for Anterior Implant-Supported Bridge?

  My patient wants maximum aesthetics for a maxillary anterior dental implant supported bridge and I would like to use zirconium instead of PFM…

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• Removing Dental Implant Bridge?

  I recently delivered an implant bridge #18-20 (#19 pontic) and I want to remove it.

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• Maintenance of Highwater Implant Bridges

  What is the recommended maintenance of highwater implant bridges? Is the framework unscrewed and cleaned at regular intervals?

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• Cementing Dental Implant Bridge

  I have been having trouble cementing dental implant bridges…

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• Die Spacer: Is it Needed?

  My lab uses no die spacer on dental implant-supported crowns and bridges. I think this is a mistake.

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• Mini Implants to Support Fixed Bridges ?

  I read in Dental Economics where Gordon Christensen has proposed using mini dental implants to help support fixed bridges.

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• Implant Supported Fixed Bridges: A Large Opportunity ?

  In a recent issue of Dental Economics, Pat Sullivan,of Nobel Biocare, argued that due to certain advances in technology, the market for implant-supported fixed bridges is on the verge of a major transformation.

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