The internet, and more specifically the creation of the World Wide Web by CERN in 1989/90, transformed the world as we know it. It changed how we access and share information, how we invest our time, how we shop, and how we communicate. We are now spectators and participants, willing or unwilling, of the next … Read more
As dentists, when considering tooth replacement for our patients, dental implants are top of mind. They are a stable and durable treatment modality, considered the gold standard for tooth replacement. Dental implants have come a long way since the Toronto Conference in 1982 and the initial work of Dr. Brånemark. The variety in modalities, be … Read more
Abstract A full arch, implant-supported fixed prosthesis can be successfully used to rehabilitate an edentulous arch. Despite high success rates, biological complications due to peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis can threaten the survival of one or more of the implants, and may result in prosthesis failure with devastating consequences for the patient. In order to minimize … Read more
Rehabilitation of the aesthetic zone with dental implants is a widespread technique in dentistry. However, when a single central incisor is involved, numerous surgical and prosthetic protocols have been described to achieve a long-lasting aesthetic result that resembles the contralateral incisor.1 In many cases, replacing a single tooth on the aesthetic front is much more … Read more
A patient presents to your office with missing maxillary lateral incisors. What do you do? The answer to this is nuanced and dependent on multiple variables. According to a meta-analysis conducted by Polder et al1 the incidence of agenesis of permanent maxillary lateral incisors differs based on continent and gender, with females having an overall … Read more
Trauma to teeth and the dentoalveolar process may result in a ridge defect that preclude straightforward implant therapy of the patient. After tooth loss, bone resorption is irreversible, leaving the area without adequate bone volume for successful implant treatment.1 Ridge defects may also present after periodontal or endodontic infection or associated to congenitally missing teeth. … Read more
Abstract Over the past few decades, there has been an increase in managing oral implant and periodontal soft tissue deficiencies in the form of recession and tissue contour defects. Some of these phenotypic presentations are a result of tissue trauma around natural teeth and oral implants placed in areas of available anatomical tissue rather than … Read more
Letter to the Editor: As a practitioner, who spends a good deal of time embedded in Implant Dentistry, both chair side, and in the educational realm, I was curious to see the latest findings in the article, entitled, “Dental implant failure and the association with proton pump inhibitors and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.” There is … Read more
Researchers found that scaffolds loaded with strontium at any concentration stimulated wound healing A team of University at Buffalo researchers has developed a new strontium-loaded scaffold that can be personalized to fit any size dental implant and could help improve healing and tissue attachment in patients. The success of dental implants is dependent on the … Read more
Introduction Dental implant placement and implant-supported rehabilitations are highly successful treatment options, and more implants are being placed recently by general dental practitioners and specialists than ever before.1 For dental implant treatment to be successful, it is imperative to have a firm and stable osseointegration. Where, osseointegration is defined as the direct structural and functional … Read more
Abstract: Introduction: Implant-supported prostheses predictably lead to successful esthetic and functional rehabilitations of patients with missing teeth. Nonetheless, technical and biological complications may be encountered including those leading to a dislodgement of an implant-supported prosthesis. Case report: An 83-year-old female patient presented to the University of Toronto, Graduate Prosthodontic specialty clinic on an emergency basis … Read more
Background information: The use of dental implants in the rehabilitation of partially edentulous and completely edentulous patients has been available for many years. The benefits of dental implants in improving the quality of life for these patients have been well documented. The replacement of missing teeth can take the form of both the fixed and … Read more
The opportunity to learn many lessons has been hurled upon us over the last two and a half years. We have seen storms come and go and temperatures rise to new limits. We have also witnessed almost every aspect of our lives be disrupted by an infectious agent so small it cannot be seen by … Read more
The information flowing along a blockchain is like a river that knows no country borders, is as unregulated as nature, and forever carries upstream pollution. Everyone paddling on the water can agree on the river’s depth at any point along the journey, and the river does not run straight because there is no one in … Read more
Dental implants have been the recommended treatment of choice as a conservative approach in replacing missing teeth while preserving adjacent tooth structure when compared to fixed dental prostheses.1 The ability of the implant supported crown to replicate natural tooth like emergence profile provides the advantage of achieving higher aesthetic results in the anterior zone.2 Their … Read more
Implant therapy has become a predictable treatment option for tooth replacement with a 5-year survival rate of 97.1%.1 Despite this high survival rate, implant failure can still happen which would necessitate removal, or better said, explantation of the unsuccessful implant. Approximately 34% of failures occur within the first 5 years after placement and it could … Read more
To achieve a successful aesthetic result and good patient satisfaction, implant placement in the aesthetic zone demands a thorough understanding of anatomic, biologic, surgical and prosthetic principles. The ability to achieve harmonious, indistinguishable restoration from adjacent natural teeth in the aesthetic zone is very often challenging. Placement of dental implants in the aesthetic zone is … Read more
The transcrestal or transalveolar sinus lift procedure was described by Summers in 19941 as an alternative to the “traditional” approach, using the lateral window to reduce the morbidity of the technique. As initially described, the procedure consisted of an approach from the alveolar ridge using progressive caliber osteotomes that are activated using a hammer that … Read more
Introduction Dental implants remain the gold standard for the replacement of one or more missing teeth.1,2 In an edentulous arch, all the teeth are missing and rehabilitation with implants provides the patient a significant improvement in function, aesthetics and quality of life.3 Implant bars, where a bone-affixed bar supports and retains the denture instead of … Read more
Dr. Mark Lin, Director of TIDE, discusses the “free handed” surgical guide to aid in precise implant placements in this episode of Weekly Wisdom. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week! Sponsored by The Institute for Dental Excellence (T.I.D.E.) is … Read more