Pterygoid Implants To Avoid Zygomatic Implants And Sinus Lifting

Close-up pterygoid dental implant on bridge

Pterygoid implants are often used along with zygomatic or other implants (to learn more about this particular type of implant, visit my webpage here).  They can be extremely useful to allow you to get teeth quickly and safely for the upper jaw “all on 4/6 dental implants.”  These are very specialized implants that are only … Read more

Gap/Space Under My Implant Bridge

Gap Space Under Bridge

A gap or space can develop under a dental implant bridge or even a bridge with natural teeth. The focus of this post will be on implant bridges, especially immediate “all on X”/”all on 4″/”all on 6” dental implant procedures for the full arch replacement. This most commonly occurs on an ALL ON 4/full mouth … Read more

Are Zygomatic and Pterygoid Dental Implants Near the Eye?

3D scan of zygomatic implant

Zygomatic and pterygoid implants can look a little bit intimidating. They are quite long and go into different parts of the skull to anchor full mouth dental implants. Is the Zygomatic Close to The Eye? Often I am asked how close to the eye is a zygomatic implant? This short video should help explain in … Read more

What Will My Dental Implant Teeth Look Like The Next Day?

Before/after dental implants

What will you look like the next day after dental implant surgery? Will you be really swollen? Are the temporary teeth nice? That depends. Allow me to take you through a case example of full mouth dental implants (All on 4, 6, 8)  including bone leveling under IV sedation. This gentleman presented to my office … Read more

Immediate Implant Bridge Lower Jaw Front Teeth

Implant scan bodies

This patient had a very nice dental reconstruction with many crowns. In fact I treated this patient about 8 years ago. His lower incisors were jeopardized prior to me treating him as they were really weak but he wanted to save them with regular crowns. One of them broke off level top the gum necessitating … Read more

What is a Pterygoid Dental Implant?

Pterygoid implants

Pterygoid implants are a specialty type of implant that is placed in the upper molar region. They require special training to place because there are inherent risks but there can be tremendous advantage for a patient that is missing all of their upper teeth or losing all of their upper teeth!! WHERE DOES A PTERYGOID … Read more

Dental Implant AP Spread for Upper “All on 4/X” Teeth

AP spread 2

Dental implants should be spread out from each other when replacing a full mouth or full arch.  Just like the legs of a chair, the farther they are spread out the better stability. In implant dentistry this is called “AP spread” which means anterior/posterior  spread.  Just as important as the number of implants is the … Read more