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
Cellerant’s Best of Class Technology Awards debuted in 2009, focusing on the remarkable products that set standards for dentists. Recognizing that hygienists are a vital part of oral health care, I launched the Best of Class Hygiene Awards three years ago. This coveted honour applauds innovative technologies, materials, and other solutions that optimize hygiene treatment. … 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
I don’t know what to do. I feel like an idiot for admitting that after practicing dentistry for over 20 years. My 12-year-old patient has a large carious lesion on the occlusal of tooth 46. Should I remove all the caries and risk pulp exposure? Is it okay if I leave some caries behind? What … 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
Dr. Adib Hajizadeh Bonner Dental Clinic, Saint John, NB What have you observed to be the biggest change to the dentistry profession since you began your career? When I started my career, dental implants were around. However, over the last several years, the advancements in implant dentistry and restoring one’s dentition through implant-supported prosthetics have … Read more