Sad story of dental implant complications… This woman had 4 implants done already in her lower jaw. She already lost one when she came to see me. You can see that the gum tissue looks really irritated and there is visible infection of the implants… they look terrible!! These implants are failing and there is … Read more
ALL OF THE IMAGES YOU SEE BELOW ARE TEMPORARY, FULL DENTAL IMPLANT ARCH BRIDGES. THEY ARE NOT PERFECT!! In this video learn why it is important to go through this step to make sure that the final all on 6, all on 4 etc. is made the best way possible. You cannot imagine how many … Read more
If you lose all of your teeth, your jawbone and eventually your face will shrink. This cannot be stopped even with bone grafts. It naturally happens because of atrophy (lack of use) of both muscle and bone of the jaws. I have discussed this bone loss in many previous blog and web articles. If you’re … Read more
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 … Read more
This Burbank patient had a loose lower bridge. She had had the bridge for about only 8 years before it failed and became loose. You know a bridge is failing when it feels painful to bite down or there is movement. This unfortunately is a daily thing I see every day. Teeth were never intended … Read more
Here is an interesting full double arch dental implant case that I took over from another dentist. This patient desired full mouth dental implants. When he presented to my office he already had 10 implants but could not use his teeth. He paid a lot of money only to be disappointed with the removable over … Read more
This is a great video explanation of full arch zirconia Prettau style dental implant bridges made for the All on 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 etc. procedures. These are full jaw situations. In this video I narrate the actual lab design of how the teeth are made. Buyer beware! Not all teeth are created equal! Experience … Read more
Of the 100’s of articles I have written, this is one topic that is often not well understood by dentists or patients. So what is shaping, grooming, forming and training of gums around dental implants? Shaping the Implant Gums to Look Natural It is the process of getting the gum line around your front tooth … Read more
In this post I will try to detail the start to finish of full upper and lower dental implants with Prettau solid zirconia dental implant bridges. This gives a general outline for what to expect if you were to have to lose all of your teeth and replace them with full arch zirconia implant bridges. … Read more
This is a nice example of basic treatment with dental implants that was well engineered. What you are looking at here are four dental implant molars that I placed in virtual 3-D. The implants are actually surgically placed in the bone but what I did was ‘overlay’ the implants that are actually there with the … Read more