Pesky Screw Access for Implants
Hate stuffing cotton pellets into implant screw access? Tired of squirting light bodied impression material into those same openings and then trying to...
Steve Ratcliff | 7 years ago ›
Replacing Adjacent Centrals With Poor Bone Using Implants
Research has showed us that there are differences in the relationship of the gingival margins and papilla height relative...
Frank Spear | 7 years ago ›
Options for Immediate Temporization
In a recent article, I went over the various types of options clinicians have when treating patients that need an immediate implant placed. As I had mentioned...
Frank Spear | 8 years ago ›
Options in Anterior Immediate Implant Placement
In the 1980s, we used to extract an anterior tooth, graft the socket and delay implant placement to allow healing of the bone. This approach works well,...
Frank Spear | 8 years ago ›
Implant Planning With CBCT
In a previous article 'Two Fundamental Steps For Implant Planning', I spoke about implant planning and the need for both proper placement and of...
John Carson | 8 years ago ›
The Importance of Prosthetic Driven Implant Placement
Nothing frustrates me more than having an implant show up in my office that's in the wrong place. Here is a case that showed up on my doorstep the other...
Darin O'Bryan | 8 years ago ›
Triumph Over the Dark Side
I would like to share a particularly challenging case I had to deal with a few years ago, and how keeping an open mind along with some great teamwork...
John Carson | 8 years ago ›
How Many Implants Are Needed for a Mandibular Overdenture?
The old joke in dental school regarding dentures was you should charge $4,000 dollars for the upper one and don't charge them for the lower. That...
Darin O'Bryan | 8 years ago ›
Tell Me What You See
Here are a couple of photos from a patient who was referred to me for an upper implant supported restoration. She was not happy with...
Steve Ratcliff | 8 years ago ›
How CBCT Saved Our Keisters
We look at how cone beam CT helped better prepare a dentist and surgeon for implant placement surgery.
Steve Ratcliff | 8 years ago ›
What Lies in the Third Dimension
Technology like CBCT scans can help dentists better treatment plan cases.
John Carson | 8 years ago ›
Reinforcing Temporaries
Dr. Frank Spear discusses reinforcing temporary bridges if they need to be in for an extended period of time.
Frank Spear | 8 years ago ›