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Screwed In Bridge Instead Of Overdenture
This patient had a lower left overdenture instead of a fixed screwed in bridge for many years which she did not like. The overdenture is not a real bridge. It has a removable denture that snaps in and out of the implants. Implant bridge Using Old Implants What’s unique about this case is that the […]
Why Do Dental Implants Fail?
About 30% of my practice is treating failing implants, removing them, rescuing them. Let’s talk about why, and why did your implant fail or why do they hurt? There is no one reason why dental implants fail. Reasons can range from anatomical – not enough bone or gums – to problems with the bite and […]
Here’s Why You Have a Runny Nose After a Dental Implant
Recently a patient asked, “Why did I get a runny nose after my dental implant? When you have an implant right in the front, the central incisor, lateral incisor teeth, those four teeth in the front, they’re close to the base of your nose. So, sometimes after having a dental implant in the front, you […]
My Implant Fell Out!
Help my implant fell out! There is a lot more to that statement than it seems. Let us go under the assumption that you had an implant placed but you have not had the crown or bridge attached to it. Screw Falls Into Mouth You are eating something and a screw-like object falls out in […]
Immediate Implant Bridge Lower Jaw Front Teeth
This patient had a very nice dental reconstruction with many crowns. In fact I treated this patient about 8 years ago. His lower incisors were jeopardized prior to me treating him as they were really weak but he wanted to save them with regular crowns. One of them broke off level top the gum necessitating […]
Is It Normal? Extraction Bone Graft White Membrane Showing
A extraction socket bone graft for dental implants that has a non-dissolvable membrane should look like this while it is healing. This procedure is done in preparation for dental implants. My patient called me to ask what is that white thing there? I told him that it is a non-dissolvable PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane with PTFE […]
Immediate Premolar Dental Implant
The premolar teeth often fracture when they have a root canal. This is because they have dip in the root really high up that we call a furcation and sometimes really steep cusps. Implant Replacement Same Day In my practice in Burbank, California, this particular upper tooth that lies behind the canine is most often […]
Osteoporosis and Dental Implants
Is it possible to have dental implants if you have osteoporosis? What if you took Fosamax, Boniva, Zometa, Prolia or one of the medications intended to slow down the process of osteoporosis. What if your T score is 4.2? The short answer is yes… Having dental implants is possible with osteoporosis but everything must be […]
What are Multi-unit Abutments?
A Special Kind of Abutment Multi-unit abutments are a special kind of dental implant abutment. They are used when you have to connect multiple teeth implants together to make a bridge. They are most common for a full arch replacement, all on 4, all on “X” with or without zygomatic dental implants. It is important […]
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