11 Considerations for Full Porcelain Dental Implant Crown Materials –Review by Burbank’s Ramsey Amin, DDS

Posted on August 14, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS
Ramsey Amin Implant

 Full porcelain dental implant crowns can be made of many materials.  All porcelain dental implant crowns can be zirconia, feldspathic, leucite, alumina, lithium disilicate (E.max) or several other types. Most of my Burbank patients usually tell me they thought there … Continue reading →

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Ramsey Amin, DDS Reviews and Patient Ratings

Posted on August 3, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS

Google, Yelp and other review sites are great.  But, sometimes they do not show all reviews, because they keep changing the way reviews and patient ratings are posted on the internet. Nowadays, most patients search the internet for an implant dentist … Continue reading →

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Thin Receding Gums And Dental Implants – What’s Important? Video by Ramsey Amin, DDS

Posted on July 31, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS
Before Gum Graft

Thin gums area major cause of gum recession and can cause problems with dental implants too.  You are genetically given the thickness of your gums.  When it comes to dental implants…the thicker the gums the better.  This is also true … Continue reading →

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Safe Sleep Sedation Dentistry – One Monitor You Need

Posted on July 6, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS
Dental sedation monitor

Sedation or sleep dentistry is extremely safe. In fact, I do this 1-2 times a day (mostly by intravenous IV sedation). Having the right monitors while you are “asleep” is necessary. A pulse oximeter is a device that attaches to … Continue reading →

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Snap In Dentures on Dental Implants – Burbank Dental Implant Specialist

Posted on June 27, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS
Snap in denture burbank

Snap in dentures is a term some patients use when they come to see me for dental implant dentures in Burbank.  There is a product called the "snap on smile" that is not related to implant dentistry.  Snap in dentures are … Continue reading →

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The “Void” Bone Graft for Immediate Single Implants – American Board Diplomate Explains

Posted on June 5, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS
Burbank immediate implant bone graft diagram

A bone graft for immediate single implants is often needed. Most immediate implants are for single rooted teeth like your front and middle back teeth (premolars.) In my Burbank dental implant practice, this type of bone graft is common. Most … Continue reading →

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Burbank Implant Dentist Explains Titanium Mesh Bone Grafting for Dental Implants

Posted on May 18, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS
TI-MESH-Burbank dental implants Amin Ramsey

Titanium mesh is one of many techniques I use in my Burbank dental implant practice to rebuild (graft) lost bone.  Titanium mesh is sometimes referred to as “ti-mesh.” It looks like a screen as shown in this picture. It acts … Continue reading →

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2 Dental Implant Complications You Should Know – Video by Burbank’s Dr. Amin

Posted on May 4, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS

A patient in my Burbank office asked me about the long-term with implants. Dental implant complications can occur.  Most focus on the surgery, but what I am talking about is what happens later down the road. Later, meaning after the … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Have Enough Bone For Dental Implants

Posted on April 20, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS
Ramsey amin dds x-ray

The main qualifier for having dental implants is having enough bone.  If you don’t have enough bone, the bone can be rebuilt.  If you don’t have enough gum, that can be added back too. The following x-rays show two extremes … Continue reading →

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Rationale and Costs –Immediate Same Day Extraction and Back Tooth Molar Implant vs.Waiting

Posted on March 27, 2011 by RamseyAminDDS
Ramsey Amin Wide immediate dental implant

Back molar teeth can have immediate implants!  This means that the same day a molar is extracted, an implant can be put in the socket.  When it is possible, this saves you money by avoiding the cost of a second … Continue reading →

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