Edentulism persists in a large percentage of the North American population in spite of decades of advances in oral health.1 Unfortunately, when studies designed to assess the reasons for full-mouth extractions are reviewed, in most countries, the biggest predictors or factors leading to edentulism are associated with the cost of dental treatment or related to … Read more
This article is based on a detailed and comprehensive research on the Canadian Market for Dental Implants conducted at iData Research Inc. The company is an incorporated international market research and consulting group focused on providing market intelligence for companies, investors, and market participants around the world. This article is intended to supply general information … Read more
The latest craze in implant dentistry is ‘teeth in an hour’. This is possible through the use of the CT scan, and the available programs used view the scan from a dental perspective. These programs allow you to preview the implant placement before anesthesia is even administered. Implant number, angulation, length and width can all … Read more
The single tooth implant is often promoted by dental implant companies as being “easy”, yet this is often far from the truth. The single tooth replacement often involves adjacent teeth, anterior aesthetics, lost teeth with “history” and limited interocclusal space/ access. The novice or cavalier dentist may feel confident undertaking this responsibility following a couple … Read more
Less than 15 years ago, diagnosis and treatment planning were largely based on study models, along with standard radiology procedures such as panorex, periapicals, occlusals and cephalometric radiograph. Since the introduction of radiological computer-assisted imaging, diagnosis and treatment planning has advanced toward a higher level of precision and predictability–giving the practitioner a better surgical result. … Read more
Maxillary Anterior Partial Anodontia in 255 Adolescent Patients A 15-Year Retrospective Study of 276 Implant Site Replacements
ABSTRACT Today, far too often, a patient with a missing or non-restorable tooth elects to have a fixed bridge. To opt for an implant, they would be choosing a multi-doctor treatment that involves more time, cost and pain. This discussion will describe an implant technology and surgical protocol that will enable a general dentist to … Read more
Ten to 15 years ago, the majority of our implants cases involved the completely edentulous mandible. We gained a lot of experience restoring those cases. Now the demand is directed more toward partially edentulous situations. Actually, it is not rare now that we are challenged with reconstructing ‘the aesthetic zone’, which can be quite difficult. … Read more
ABSTRACT A continuing challenge in implant dentistry has been the placement of implant(s) in a manner that enables the creation of functionally and esthetically superior restorations. Over the years, a variety of surgical guides have been developed to optimize placement, but the fabrication of such guides remains costly and time-consuming, and inadequate posterior access all … Read more
Most of the time, when a patient comes in for implant treatment and you have done all of the pre-treatment work-up (complete and thorough) you might probably expect the case to go to completion with little (or no) complications. As routine as this might be in a high volume implant practice, it is not always … Read more
The SLSA program is based on current, referenced literature and consists of 40 questions, answers, rationales and references. Answers appear at the end of each quiz. Dentists who complete the 15 question quiz in the November, 2003 issue of Oral Health may be eligible to receive continuing education points. The names and license numbers of … Read more