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Discussions on Techniques and Procedures

Welcome to the Techniques and Procedures Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about Techniques and Procedures.

It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on Techniques and Procedures.

Recent Techniques and Procedures Discussions

• Torque Wrench Clarifications?

  Since there has been some discussion on the accuracy and reliability of break-open type torque wrenches, have any of you found any clinically significant difference between these and other torque wrench designs?

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• Current Thinking on Connecting Implants to Natural Teeth?

  What is the current thinking about connecting implants to natural teeth? How many pontics can be supported, if any, by one implant splinted to natural teeth?

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• Wide Platform Implants: Should I Splint Them?

  My patient has 8mm of bone height available for implant placement which will leave me about 2mm above his inferior alveolar nerve. Buccolingual width of bone is excellent and I have adequate room to place a wide platform implant.

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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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• 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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• Best Method to Remove Osseotite Implant?

  What is the best method to remove this implant with the least damage to the surrounding bone and soft tissue?

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• Removing Implant by Minimal Reverse Torque?

  Can a dental implant that appears both clinically and radiographically integrated be removed by minimal reverse torque?

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• Platform Switching: Which Implants are Designed for This?

  Do all implant brands have the capability of platform switching?

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• Has the Removable Partial Denture Become Obsolete?

  Now with the advent of implants, has the removable partial denture become obsolete?

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• Torquing Down Implant: How Much Force is Really Needed?

  Our protocol for torquing down dental implant fixtures is to go to 30Ncm, but is it really necessary to apply this much torquing force to the implant?

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• Unsupported Area: Can An Overdenture Work?

  The patient wants a more effective maxillary restoration without any grafts or new implants and The only solution I thought about is an overdenture but I am not sure of the result as I do not have any implants anterior to the canine area and a large unsupported area #6 to 14.

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• Wide Implants in a Narrow Maxillary Alveolar Ridge: Best Technique?

  I need to place wide platform dental implants in a relatively narrow maxillary alveolar ridge

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• Shortened Dental Arch Concept

  I have seen numerous examples of the shortened dental arch concept in lectures and courses I have taken on implant dentistry.

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• How to Avoid Hitting the Mental Foramen Nerve?

  What do you recommend I do to avoid hitting the mental foramen nerve? How should I lay the flap? Is flapless surgery a possibility?

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• Best Technique for Removing Osseointegrated Implants?

  I need to remove several dental implants from the mandibular molar region. They are osseointegrated and stable.

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• Recommended Techniques for Recording Vertical Dimension of Occlusion and Centric Relation?

  I need to record an accurate Vertical Dimension of Occlusion and Centric Relation, in a case I am restoring. I have placed 6 dental implants in the maxilla and 6 dental implants in the mandible.

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• Full Mouth Rehabiliation: Eight Implants Adequate in Each Arch?

  I am treatment planning a full mouth rehabilitation where I will be completing a full mouth edentulation on a patient and restoring both arches with a dental implant supported prosthesis. My patient wants the ultimate in aesthetics and comfort. Money is no object.

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• Surgical Motor Units for Implant Placement?

  I am just getting ready to start placing dental implants and need to select a surgical motor unit. I have noticed a wide range in the types and cost of the units. Any advice as to which one to buy or which one to avoid?

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• Break-Open Torque Wrenches Unreliable?

  I use the torque wrenches that break open when you reach the desired torque. I have heard from some colleagues that this kind of torque wrench is unreliable…

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• Endopore Implants in the Posterior Maxilla?

  I have heard a lot of discussion about Endopore dental implants with their very coarse surface coating with a great deal of surface area for osseointegration

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• Using the Dental Implant Fixture to Tap the Bone

  Is there any harm in tapping a dental implant osteotomy site with the implant itself?

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• Connecting Implants and Natural Teeth ?

  When I started restoring dental implants 20 years ago, the consensus was not to connect implants and natural teeth because this resulted in intrusion of the natural teeth.

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• Aesthetic Gingival Architecture Techniques

  He demonstrated how the best time to form highly aesthetic gingival architecture in the maxillary anterior aesthetic zone is at the time of implant placement.

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• Unscrew the Transfer Coping Screw?

  After making my impression index, I attempted to unscrew the transfer coping screw. The angles of the internal hex rounded off and I could not engage the internal hex with the torque wrench.

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• Tissue Punch Technique

  Can someone please elaborate a bit on the tissue punch technique for dental implant placement? What are the benefits of this approach versus the more traditional surgical flap procedures?

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