Penetrating the Maxillary Sinus

Dr. Chin asks:

I recently placed 4 dental implants in the maxillary jaw. The panoramic radiographs I took before the procedure showed a 13mm vertical bone height in the left premolar area. I was planning to place 11.5mm length implants there.

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December 25, 2006 in Overdentures, Shorter Dental Implants, Surgical Placement of Dental Implants | Permalink

Protocol for Determining Osseointegration

Dr. Stewart asks:

With the increased frequency of immediate provisionalization on dental implants today, I am wondering how your "protocol" for determination of osseointegration sucess may have changed.

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November 6, 2006 in Immediate Loading, Surgical Placement of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (11)

Dental Implant in Fresh Socket

Dr. Taylor asks:

When placing a dental implant into a fresh socket, and there isn't complete fill of the residual socket by the dental implant, would you fill the space with a bone graft and a membrane, or just use a membrane?

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October 9, 2006 in Surgical Placement of Dental Implants, Treatment Planning & Complications | Permalink | Comments (11)

Dental Implants that Spin in the Osteotomy

Dr. Gonzalez from New York asks:

I am wondering about others experiences regarding dental implants that spin in the osteotomy but that are not loose and clinically  seem to have no gap space from bone to fixture.

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October 9, 2006 in Dental Implant Complications, Surgical Placement of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (10)

Dental Implant Removal

Mary, a dental implant patient, asks:

I just had a dental implant put in a couple of weeks ago.  I'm experiencing quite a bit of pain.

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September 19, 2006 in Dental Implant Complications, Surgical Placement of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (14)

Malpositioned Dental Implant

Dr. H. asks:
Last night, I had inserted a fixture in right central incisor with diameter of 4.1 mm and 11 mm length. When I incised and reflect the flap I was confronted with a protruding crestal bone in the right central area because of malalignment of the extracted central.

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September 5, 2006 in Surgical Placement of Dental Implants, Techniques and Procedures | Permalink | Comments (2)

Best Block Graft Technique?

Dr. Mongkuk asks:
I am treatment planning a dental implant case in which I will be replacing a mandibular second premolar, first molar and second molar.  I think I need to do a block graft. 

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August 28, 2006 in Bone Grafting, Surgical Placement of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (18)

Piezo Surgery Technique

Dr. Dollalmo, asks us,
Has anybody had any experience with the recently introduced piezosurgery surgical unit?

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July 24, 2006 in Piezosurgery, Surgical Placement of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (20)

Dental Implants: Maxillary Canine

I have replaced some maxillary canines with regular platform implants.

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October 25, 2005 in Surgical Placement of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (4)

Non-Ideal Positions and Angulations

There are times when dental implants are not placed in ideal positions with ideal angulations.  Suppose you intend to restore an edentulous mandible with a dental implant supported fixed partial denture. 

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September 20, 2005 in Dental Implant Complications, Surgical Placement of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (5)