Category: Dental Bridges
What are Multi-unit Abutments For Dental Implants? Insight by Ramsey Amin DDS
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 to know they are not […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bridge Better Than Dental Implants? VIDEO
In this post I am narrating the 3-D lab design of when a bridge is be better than dental implants. This post is connected to the original post where I discuss a particular case where I had to remove existing implants and replace them with a bridge! My lab technician and I work closely together […]
Sometimes Dental Implants Are Not The Best Option
Sometimes dental implants are not the best option! I know this sounds strange coming from a dental implant specialist but for the last 20 years of my career, there are some cases that are best off not having implants. There are disadvantages to dental implants. There are also disadvantages to bridges as well. Sometimes the […]
How To Clean Dental Implants Including All on 4, 6, Zirconia Bridges
Dental Implants are NOT teeth. They are a “replacement” for teeth. Because of this, cleaning dental implants is different than cleaning your natural teeth. The biology of the gums around an implant is very different than what is found around natural teeth. Of course you have to brush, but should you floss, Waterpik or use […]
Broken All On 4 Dental Implant Bridges
I have been seeing a rise in complications on patients who have had the ALL ON 4 dental implant procedure. Many patients end up in my office for redo treatment after things have gone very wrong. I’m seeing a lot of broken bridges and bone loss recall peri-implantitis. In this video I will discuss […]
Screw Retained Or Cemented Dental Implant Abutments….Which Is Better?
This is actually a really old topic that has become renewed again in the last few years. Do you hold your implant crown or bridge in with a screw abutment connection or do you hold it in with cement? Each technique has their merits. In this video I will describe many of the reasons why […]
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