before treatment–bone loss in the mid body of implant causing inflammation, redness and pain Bone loss can and does occur around dental implants. Often this is called peri-implantitis and there are a few treatment options. Review signs and symptoms of peri-implantitis dental implant bone loss in this previous article. Bone loss on implants happens on … Read more
This video has a lot of information on dental implants and bone grafting. There is also a lot of information on how the teeth and dental implant abutments are made in the rationale of why I did everything. You also see the sequence where three of the implants were placed in a delayed fashion and … Read more
Can you take out your wisdom teeth and place an implant at the same time? I often hear this question. Yes!!! This is a common procedure for a younger patient who has a baby tooth well into their 20s. Oftentimes baby teeth cannot be saved and need to be replaced with a dental implant since … Read more
This is a case being planned for upper and lower Prettau dental implant Bridges. The patient just lost her lower front teeth extracted and now has no teeth at all. She can no longer wear a lower denture and desires dental implants that are nonremovable.
This patient presented to my office in Burbank by referral for dental implants from another patient. She had two dental problems. One was her 6 tooth front upper bridge was loose and had come out a few times and the second problem was her lower molar in the #19 position. After examining her, it was … Read more
Guided dental implant surgery is a procedure where a surgical guide or template is made to allow me to place your dental implants in a very precise position. This is done from a 3-D scan and some serious computer software. It can often help reduce the need for a bone graft! First a 3-D scan … Read more
Dental implants, especially in the front of the mouth, need to be placed with a high degree of accuracy. When an implant is placed too shallow or worse yet too deep in the front of the mouth it creates a cosmetic failure– a long tooth and sometimes black triangles. This is especially true on a … Read more
Short dental implants have been around for a long time. I mainly only use them in one area of the mouth. The lower back molar area is the most common area to use shorter, smaller dental implants to avoid damage to nerve that is inside the bone. For more than a decade, I have been … Read more
This is a dental implant immediate tooth replacement case that I did in my Burbank office a few days ago. There are many details that make this dental implant unique. He only lost this tooth about six months ago, and the bone had already shrank, causing an indentation defect on the critical outer wall of the bone. … Read more
I recently performed an implant procedure for one of my patients. In this genuine video, she can attest to just how smoothly the procedure went, and how she experienced the incredible benefits of dental implants. When she first arrived, she said that she “struck gold” with her dentist. She felt relaxed and comfortable. In fact, … Read more