Category: Extraction
Slow and Staged Dental Implants
Most of the time my preference is for immediate extraction, implant and bone grafting simultaneously. In this case it is best to slowly stage each out into separate procedures with some time in between. This is because the bone loss is so bad it is much more predictable for the bone to be rebuilt with […]
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 […]
Is It Normal? Extraction Bone Graft White Membrane Showing
A extraction socket bone graft for dental implants that has a non-dissolvable membrane should look like this while it is healing. This procedure is done in preparation for dental implants. My patient called me to ask what is that white thing there? I told him that it is a non-dissolvable PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane with PTFE […]
Second Molar Dental Implant #18 with Extraction and Bone Graft
A failing root canal caused this. The root canal was leaking and not done so well to begin with. This is a lower second molar #18. The opposite side would be tooth #31. This is typically the last molar in the mouth on the bottom jaw. Diagnosis: #18 molar pain when biting, crown loose, […]
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 […]
Lower Front Tooth Implants
Lower front teeth can be complex implants. Many dentists only focus on the upper front implants and there is not much talked about lower incisor immediate implants. They are usually complicated because the space is very tight. Natural lower teeth are very skinny and oftentimes people have crowding and or periodontal gum disease of these […]
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 […]
Complication – Bone Graft is Exposed – Platelet PRF Treatment
Ramsey Amin DDS I don’t have complications too often but this is one worth sharing. I did a very large block bone graft in the front of the mouth for dental implants. The bone graft was both vertical and horizontal and gained a lot of volume. The block bone graft was held in by screws […]
Last Molar Extracted… Do I Need A Dental Implant?
My last molar was extracted… Do I need a dental implant? I have received this comment/questions so many times that I decided to write a quick post about it! Last Molars Are Not Always Needed To be clear typically our last molar that shows in the mouth is our second molar. This is under the […]
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