Category: Dental Implants
Can Dental Implants be Removed? Video
About 30% of what I do is actually remove and replace failing implants. There are a couple of different ways implants can be removed: can the whole implant be removed out of the bone? And, can the crown from an implant be removed? There’s a lot of work that goes into removing implants and in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Big Bone Graft For Molars
This patient presented to my office in Burbank, CA after seeing numerous “dental implant dentists.” He was told that implants are not possible by three different providers! Bone Loss Needs Large Graft The preoperative image shows that he has very skinny bone in the area where the teeth were lost many years ago. The bone […]
Socket Shield for Dental Implants- What Should You Know?
“Socket shield” for dental implants is a hot topic. It’s part of a greater group of procedures called “partial extraction therapy.” Basically part of your tooth is kept rather than extracting your entire tooth!! It may sound weird to you to keep part of a tooth that is getting extracted, but it has its merits. […]
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 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. […]
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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