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Tips on Fabricating Implant Provisionals and Custom Healing Abutments
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Tips on Fabricating Implant Provisionals and Custom Healing Abutments

We focus on making implant provisionals since fabricating a custom healing abutment is very similar in many ways.

| 5 years ago
Tooth Extrusion For Implant Site Development: What Your Team Needs To Know

Tooth Extrusion For Implant Site Development: What Your Team Needs To Know

What do you need to know in order to get your entire interdisciplinary team on the same page about tooth extrusion for implant site development?

| 5 years ago
Connecting Teeth and Implants: Yes, No, Maybe?

Connecting Teeth and Implants: Yes, No, Maybe?

When do you connect an implant to a tooth? Dr. Frank Spear looks at various clinical cases to find the answers.

| 5 years ago
Considerations For Screw-Retained Single Implant Restorations: Part II
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Considerations For Screw-Retained Single Implant Restorations: Part II

When it comes to esthetics and nuances of screw-retained implant restorations, what do you need to know before you decide to move forward?

| 5 years ago
Socket Preservation 101: What Works?
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Socket Preservation 101: What Works?

Once we realize that a tooth is going to be lost, there are a variety of methods and materials to help with socket preservation.

| 5 years ago
Implant Supported Restoration for a Lower Second Molar
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Implant Supported Restoration for a Lower Second Molar

Learn how to create a strong implant-supported restoration for a lower second molar.

| 6 years ago
Conversion Prosthesis For an Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prosthesis
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Conversion Prosthesis For an Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prosthesis

This visual essay will walk you through an entire sequence for handling immediate loading of a full arch implant-supported dental prosthesis.

| 6 years ago
Screw-Retained Single Implant Restorations Part I

Screw-Retained Single Implant Restorations Part I

Read this article before you screw retain that implant to make sure it's the best plan of action.

| 6 years ago
How to Retrieve a Broken Implant Abutment
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How to Retrieve a Broken Implant Abutment

Here are 7 tips to retrieving a broken implant...

| 6 years ago
Occlusion: Teeth vs. Implants
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Occlusion: Teeth vs. Implants

Whether we're talking about teeth or implants, occlusion can be a tricky thing. So in this article we highlight their key differences in regards to occlusion...

| 6 years ago
Immediate vs. Delayed Implant Loading

Immediate vs. Delayed Implant Loading

In this article, Dr. Jeff Bonk discusses considerations for deciding whether to immediately load an implant or delay placement.

| 6 years ago
How Many Implants in the Edentulous Maxilla?

How Many Implants in the Edentulous Maxilla?

When treatment planning implants in the edentulous maxilla, how many do you need? Dr. Doug Benting investigates.

| 6 years ago