Implant Restoration

Safer Implant Prosthesis Cementation: Preventing Submarginal Cement and Open Margins

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Implant treatment complications related to both screw and cement-retained installation systems appear to be similar and troubling. Peri-implant disease treatments can be uncomfortable, expensive, and unpredictable.1,2 Intra-oral cementation can consistently optimize the fit of implant parts and reduce cantilevers to improve access to care,3,4 but has been plagued by complications related to residual subgingival cement … Read more

Predictable Enhanced Esthetics in Implant Restorations

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Much has evolved about the placement protocols and usage of endosseous dental implants. Early on, the osseointegration of dental implants was imagined as a way to restore patients with total or near-total edentulism, through the stabilization of a removable prosthesis. Initial protocols called for several months of healing after tooth removal. It was recognized that … Read more