Category: Dental Implants
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 […]
How Long Do Dental Implants Take? Immediate 1 day or 2 years?
These are some of the realities of how long dental implants take to complete. This video is worth your time! It can take anywhere from one day with immediate loaded teeth all the way to 2 years. This video reviews the rationale for when you can go fast and when it needs to go slow. […]
Complications- Dental Implants Break!
Not my patient and not my implant! Some dental implants are very thin at the top. Many people believe that a conical connection is a better connection for the abutment and tooth. The problem with that style of implant is this happens a lot… Fracture! Obviously this is unrepairable and you have to start all […]
VIDEO -Zygomatic Immediate Load Dental Implant Planning
In this video I describe the 3-D planning for a full upper dental implant procedure. Bone quality and quantity are discussed as well as immediate teeth made when the teeth are extracted and implants are placed. This is how I do all of my cases. This case happens to have a zygomatic implant on the […]
Center Front Dental Implant -Ramsey Amin DDS
This is a great example of a difficult center front tooth dental implant . The gum is thin and it is very scalloped. I restored this case with a cemented (rather than screw retained) custom zirconia abutment and porcelain crown. The white zirconia underneath the gum line prevents the gray show through that many front […]
Ramsey Amin Reviews Long Vs. Short Dental Implant Concepts
What is better? Long or short dental implants? There are a lot of different views on this topic especially in the last few years where the trend is to place shorter implants and the less of them. Do you want your house to be built with just the minimum number of support beams? If you […]
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 […]
Same-Day Extraction Immediate Lower Molar Dental Implants And Nerve Injury Discussion
It is not every day I see a case like this. This patient is going to lose her lower first molar which is the one that is second from the back typically if you are missing your wisdom teeth. It is the most common tooth to be pulled mostly because it has been in your […]
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