25 Most Recent Comments

• Dr. Mehdi jafari on Implants in Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome?
  With all due respect sir, I,ll go for a transitional full denture instead of prostheses supported by implants. The denture's base can be covered by so...
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• Olga on All Zirconium Dental Implants: Opinions?
  I need to get rid of a root canal tooth soon (have had inflammation since the tooth was done, perhaps because of possible leaking)and want to opt for...
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• Dr SDJ on Implants in Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome?
  Dr Mehdi don't you think that the patient is faced with little choices? Sjogren's patient becomes edentulous eventually. Edentulism on one hand and po...
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• Doc from East Coast on Space Between Implant Fixture and Natural Teeth: How Much Is Enough?
  Anyone have good bone coverage coronally at placement but exposure of the apical portion of the implant? I grafted over this with mineralized bone and...
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• Dr.Leo on One-Piece Unibody Implant Placement
  8 weeks for final restoration seems a bit short to me....
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• dr.Eslam Mosaad on Pitt-Easy Implant: Any Experience with This System?
  dear dr.Sameh ; i think it is not scientifically fair to judge a 25 years old implant system as a failed system,,if you kindly look upwards to the...
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• Dr. R. Wright on HIV: Contraindication for Dental Implant?
  If the patient really wants an implant for a mand. second molar, his status is not a contraindication if he is medically stable. I have done successfu...
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• sameh barsoum on Pitt-Easy Implant: Any Experience with This System?
  I have placed only my 4 first pitt easy fixtures in one patient. Had another one planned for pitt easy scheduled yesterday however following the comm...
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• yk on All-On-4 Technique: Any US Experts?
  tell me dr rumi what happens when a single tooth implant fails is it an automatic law suit? how abuout a three unit bridge when 1 or even two abutmen...
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• Dr. Mehdi jafari on Implants in Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome?
  So Sorry for the error on the last sentence, hereby it is corrected: (This corticosteroid regimen has a very serious impact on the systemic and local...
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• Dr. Mehdi jafari on Implants in Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome?
  Sjogren’s syndrome is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory connective tissue disorder, with women being the majority of the patients afflicted. It...
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• Ruumi Daruwalla on All-On-4 Technique: Any US Experts?
  All-on-4 will be all-on-nothing when even 1 implant fails, and then the dentist will be all-in-court when the patient sues the dentist. I recently me...
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• Ruumi Daruwalla on Pitt-Easy Implant: Any Experience with This System?
  Pitt-Easy is in existence since past 25 years and millions of implants have been successfully used since then. Pitt-Easy has been widely used in India...
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• AJS on Mini Implants in Anterior Mandible: Expectations of Longevity?
  Thank you very much Dr sengupta & Dr Alvaro - both of you have infused confidence in me now, i also understand that everyone has to go thru the le...
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• dr.kumar on Pitt-Easy Implant: Any Experience with This System?
  respected alvaro ordonez sir,can you help me to sent clinical pictures of pitt-eassy implants. with regards dr. kumar email kumardental@...
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• Wayne O'Roark DDS on Oral Bisphosphonates, Osteonecrosis, and Dental Implants
  I was perusing the comments on implants and thought it would useful for all to follow up on my comments between Jan and March 2007. The patient under...
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• Leo Russell DDS on Mixing Metronidazole Solution in Grafting Material?
  I agree to use an antibiotic in a sinus lift. What I want to know is what is your choice of graft material and where can I purchase it. thanks in adva...
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• Lynn on Assessing Osseointegration: Is there a Predictable Way?
  Hello, Two weeks ago had a (window method) sinus lift w/autogenous bone from 3rd molar area and bioactive glass granules as well as simultaneous place...
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• Dr S.Sengupta on Mini Implants in Anterior Mandible: Expectations of Longevity?
  It must be understood that inspite of the Mini's being touted as an easy system for implant placement ..their placement is actually very technique sen...
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• Kevin Herring DDS on Pitt-Easy Implant: Any Experience with This System?
  I just had two failures of pitt-easy in same patient at immediate placement sites for upper laterals. There was no infection and no significant post...
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• Dr.Serge on Implants in Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome?
  In sjogren syndrom the flow of saliva may be near normal or completely absent... the bone quality is not affected by the syndrom but the maintenance...
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• Dr.M.Ramzi on Pitt-Easy Implant: Any Experience with This System?
  I have used Pitt-Easy Implants ,for the last five years,and I am extremely happy with the results, it worked always even when failure were expected, i...
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• Gerald Niznick on One-Piece Unibody Implant Placement
  The Tapered Screw-Vent which as the same body as Zimmer's one-piece (unibody) derivation, was developed to be used as its own osteotome, expanding and...
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• steve c on Implants in Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome?
  I have had a Sjogrens patient under periodontal maintenance care for the past 24 years. She is now 83 years old and in otherwise good health. For th...
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• anonymous on Oral Bisphosphonates, Osteonecrosis, and Dental Implants
  This is in response to Lilian's question. I think that you should thoroughly discuss this with your periodontist, and see if the benefits of the pro...
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