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Second Molar Dental Implant #18 with Extraction and Bone Graft
A failing root canal caused this. The root canal was leaking and not done so well to begin with. This is a lower second molar #18. The opposite side would be tooth #31. This is typically the last molar in the mouth on the bottom jaw. Diagnosis: #18 molar pain when biting, crown loose, […]
Dental Implant Crowns
I prefer this method of making dental implant crowns. The accuracy is unparalleled. My patients like that we don’t have to gag them with molding material. Basically a video wand is put in your mouth rather than the big trays. My lab partner works with a corresponding software to make the zirconia teeth. […]
Can You Connect a Tooth to an Implant?
In general connecting a tooth to an implant is a last resort and is extremely RARE. In general, it is NOT a good idea because it tends to fail early. After just 3 years …failing tooth connected to implant. This was more common in the past. It was popular in the 1970’ through about 1989. […]
Lower Front Teeth Dental Implants With Gum Graft and Immediate Temporaries
The lower front teeth often can be lost as a group even if just one is loose! This is because they are so close to one another. When bone loss effects one tooth it often affects your others as well. In this case the lower right incisor (left on image) appears black at the gum […]
Abutment Shape Of Dental Implants
I would consider this x-ray to have an ideal crown and abutment. This is really critical to the long term of the implants to prevent bone loss that is called peri-implantitis. This happens to be a custom abutment. The abutment is the middle part between the implant in the bone and the crown in your […]
Molar Dental Implant Digital Impression Mold
This video shows the capture of a digital dental implant impression mold done in my office. This is how I take an impression for an implant. It can be one implant or it can be a whole mouth full of implants. This is a digital implant impression. This is far more accurate than messy gooey […]
Prettau Zirconia Dental Implant Bridge with One Zygomatic Implant
This video shows a an entire case from start to finish in about 90 seconds. It is a prettau zirconia dental implant bridge with one zygomatic implant. Follow along and read the captions. There was only ONE surgery. Patient was only without teeth for a few hours. The temporary and prototype allows me to work […]
Implant Crown Too Bulky Causes Bone Loss
This is a diagram I made based on a real patient that came to see me with a failing implant. The implant will need to be removed as there is no way I can predictably save the implant or the crown. This would classify as Peri-Implantitis…bone loss around an implant. The implant crown is to […]
Flipper/Stayplate/Bridge Temporary Implant Bone Graft Facts
Pressure from a removable temporary can cause “dehiscence” which is the incision line opening in the bone graft becoming exposed…YIKES!! This is the worst thing that can happen to any type of bone graft whether it be a sinus lift bone graft, block bone graft, GBR with membrane, socket extraction preservation graft. Types of fixed […]
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