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Dental Implant AP Spread for Upper “All on 4/X” Teeth
Dental implants should be spread out from each other when replacing a full mouth. Just like the legs of a chair, the farther they are spread out the better stability. In implant dentistry this is called “AP spread” which means anterior/posterior spread. Just as important as the number of implants is the position of the […]
PENICILLIN ALLERGY AND DENTAL IMPLANTS
Do you think you have a penicillin allergy? Did your mom or dad tell you that you have an allergy to penicillin, but you don’t really know? The penicillin group of antibiotics works really well for dental implant and bone grafting procedures. In fact, patients who are not treated with the penicillin type of antibiotics, […]
Dental Implant Too Shallow Complication…Not Deep Enough
This is a great example of a dental implant that is placed too shallow. You want your dental implant perfectly placed. “Perfect implant placement is impossible.” In reality, there are small errors that have no clinical effect on your implant. Even dental implants that are placed with computer guided surgery have a certain degree of […]
Zygomatic Lip and Face Support – Ramsey Amin DDS
This patient I treated in Burbank, CA has no bone on the upper jaw. You can see that she was unable to wear a denture. Her face would cave in right to the bottom of the nose! I placed four zygomatic implants (quad zygoma) with a fixed bridge that she does not need to remove…ever. […]
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 […]
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