Discussions on Restoration of Dental Implants

A recent article concluded that if case selection was appropriate and some modifications in technique were used that natural teeth could be connected to dental implants.

I have not been able to capture clear impressions of the margins. I really do not want to remove the abutments and take a new implant level impression and make a second set of abutments.

I am doing an implant supported mandibular fixed partial denture for an elderly edentulous patient, and my oral surgeon and lab are recommending to different protocols.

I have had to remake several short-span implant fixed partial dentures because the porcelain fractured and my attempts to repair did not hold.

I am just wondering if placing a V-ring against the implant crown will pose any danger to the implant because of the pressure the springing action will exert on the implant.

When making an impression of multiple implant fixtures in one arch, is the best procedure to splint all the transfer impression copings together with resin?

I am about to restore a bone level Straumann implant in the 15 site. I noticed that the implant fixture is not in the ideal parallel position.

I have a patient with an HA MicroVent 10 X 3.7 implant in the #4 region which was placed in 1989.

Is there any way that I can use an implant as an abutment for a removable partial denture? Is there some protocol for using a particular attachment system like ERA or Locator to use the implant for retention of the removable partial denture?

Are any of you using this design with 5 free-standing implants to retain a maxillary overdenture with a horeshoe major connector design?

One problem is that the opposing #3 has super-erupted and I need to do an occlusal adjustment to establish a harmonious plain of occlusion.

I attended a dental implant meeting where several lecturers demonstrated how to make a temporary crown on an implant replacing a maxillary central incisor.

I have placed a Straumann ITI bone level implant in site 11. I want to achieve an aesthetic emergence profile to match the 21

One month ago I placed 4 Sterngold 3.5X8mm dental implants between the mental foramina on a patient without much alveolar bone height. They are only intended for full denture retention.

Is it just me or are other dentists having problems with porcelain fractures on their crowns and bridges.

What temporary cement should I use to make it possible to retrieve a cement retained bridge?

I am getting ready to insert a full-arch fixed partial denture that has both screw retention and cement retention. What is the best way to insert this?

I have seen numerous examples of maxillary overdenture supported by the alveolar ridges and retained by 4 implants. Have there been any long term studies in the literature validating this treatment philosophy?

The literature seems to supports the view that the junction of the abutment and implant fixture is a potential source of infection and inflammation.

I recently attended a lecture where the teacher showed some examples of complications that arose from excess cement being extruded from the crown margin and deep into the gingival tissue.

Can you use the CEREC to make a 3-unit bridge to cement over implants?

I am just starting out with the restoration of dental implants placed by my surgeon. He recommends that we do some immediate temporary crown 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?

How do I contour the buccal of the temporary crown to prevent gingival recession?

I want to minimize the amount of chipping of porcelain on my implant crown and bridge cases. What are the strongest alloy and porcelain combinations?