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Discussions on Surgical Placement of Dental Implants

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

Recent Surgical Placement of Dental Implants Discussions

• Dental Implants in the Palate?

  I was wondering if we could place implants in the palate, maybe along the midpalatal suture and use these for retention, like maxillofacial prostheses.

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• Chronic Polypoid Sinusitis: Can I Do a Sinus Lift?

  I have a patient who requires a sinus lift and implants in the maxillary alveolar ridge. One complication is that the patient has chronic polypoid sinusitis.

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• Mini Implants: Q&A with Dr. Paul M. Mullasseril

  Dr. Paul M. Mullasseril answers your questions on Mini Dental Implants.

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• Dental Implants in Younger Patients: Any Studies or Experience?

  I’m looking for information about dental implants in children, adolescents and young adults.

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• Guided Implant Surgery: The Future?

  I am wondering if the Guided Surgery is the the future in implants or is it just a hype?

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• Mucus Retention Cyst Causing Pain in Implant Patient?

  Patient is indicating dull throbing pain in area above the implant.

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• Bone Loss of About 4mm Six Months After Implant Placement: Suggestions?

  At Stage II uncovering today, circumferential bone loss of about 4 mm extended from the crest.

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• Facial Growth: How Should This Effect the Dental Implant Treatment Plan?

  I have noticed over the last few decades how some of the implant cases have eventually become problematic because of continued facial growth in areas where there are natural teeth.

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• Most Favorable Place for Drilling the Osteotomy Site?

  When you are extracting a maxillary first molar and immediately replacing it with a single implant fixture, exactly where is the most favorable position for drilling the osteotomy.

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• Implant Patient’s Cheek Swelling after Sinus Lift and Bone Graft: Recommendations?

  I performed a lateral window with sinus lift and bone graft and placed 3 dental implants. On post-operative recall, the patient presented with a large swelling of the overlying cheek

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• Implant Seems to Have Protruded Through the Sinus Floor 2 to 3 MM - Best Approach?

  An immediate postoperative periapical radiograph was taken and in it the implant seems to have protruded through the sinus floor about 2-3 mm.

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• GBR Patient Reporting Pain when Preparing Osteotomy Sites?

  Have a patient who had GBR, everything was going well until I started preparing the osteotomy sites.

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• Which Sinus Lift Technique Should I Consider?

  Patient was referred for an implant surgery in #2 area. He was presented with 6mms of vertical height loss, 7mms of ridge width and 7mms of residual ridge height below sinus.

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• Implants in Radiated Site?

  What are your experiences with dentures and mini or conventional implants in these radiated sites?

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• Implants in Alveolar Ridge with Sharp Knife Edge Ridge: New Technique?

  I had to place implants into an alveolar ridge where there was sharp knife edge ridge.

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• Bone Level vs. Tissue Level Implant?

  My oral surgeon was discussing the first few cases we are doing together and I am not following when he starts talking about bone level implant here and tissue level implant there.

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• Two Dental Implants Vs. Cantilever: What is the Preferred Treatment Plan?

  What are your recommendations? Go with Cantilever or two implants?

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• CT Scans for Implants: How Do I Get Started?

  I would like to start using ct scans for my implant cases, but I have no idea about where to begin

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• 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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• 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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• 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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