It is a fact that if you just lose even one tooth, two bad things will definitely happen: 1. Your other teeth will move 2. Your bone in the area of the missing teeth will shrink (Bone loss -Atrophy) Here is an example: The line depicts the straight line where all the teeth should be relatively even … Read more
This 24 year-old female came to see me at my Burbank office. She already had an implant, a custom abutment and a temporary crown on her lower front tooth. She was ready to be fitted with the real crown. The temporary on the dental implant custom abutment did not look very good at all. Neither … Read more
This is a fantastic sinus lift bone graft for dental implants case that I completed yesterday in my Burbank private practice. This patient was missing three teeth in the upper right area. These are the three main teeth that allow you to chew. Because the teeth were missing for so long, the bone shrank, and … Read more
Filmed in Burbank -Part 2 of 9. This is the second of a nine-part series that specifically discusses dental implant replacement of “specific” teeth. Every tooth in your mouth is very unique! The upper lateral incisor natural teeth are the small, side teeth just next to your two big front center teeth. This tooth implant has so many details … Read more
You may hear a radio ad that talks about “permanent” teeth or “permanent” dentures. Permanent is a very strong word and may not be completely true. It may be a marketing tactic only. A major implant manufacturer (Nobel BioCare) even says it! Dental implants are fantastic, and they are the closest thing to being “permanent.” … Read more
Here is some follow up pictures to this case posted a few months ago: In my office in Burbank, the final abutments were placed on these four implants that I placed. The process takes me about 45 minutes to complete. Impressions can be made, and teeth fabricated directly on the dental implant abutments. These are … Read more
Filmed in Burbank -Part 1 of 9. This is the first of a nine-part series that specifically discusses dental implant replacement of specific teeth. Every tooth in your mouth is very unique! The upper central incisor natural teeth are the big, center teeth that dominate the smile. Replacing just one of these teeth is the … Read more
As I have mentioned many times before, the precise, best placement angle of your implant is the most critical factor in having dental implants. It makes all the difference between a beautiful tooth that can’t even be noticed from your other teeth, compared to a tooth that obviously is fake and malformed. Here is an example of … Read more
Streamlining my patient’s dental implants by reducing time, number of visits and cost are important to me. The sinus lift bone graft is an extremely common procedure that I do in my office. In fact, I am one of the few in the world to be trained by the inventor of this procedure. Hilt Tatum … Read more
This is a great example of a procedure that I do VERY routinely in my office in Burbank, California. You can learn more about the process here: (Bone expansion of the lower jaw) Bone Widening/Expansion This man would like to have implants in the back of his lower jaw, but his bone is far too skinny. … Read more