Who gets to decide where the implants go?
In today's article, Dr. Steve Ratcliff answers the question, 'Who decides where dental implants go – specialists, GPs or both?'
Steve Ratcliff | 8 years ago ›
Pictures: They Don't Always Tell the Whole Story
Dentistry is never static, however, the principles of diagnosis and treatment planning are timeless. What changes is not the principle but the understanding...
Steve Ratcliff | 8 years ago ›
Implant Size: Does It Matter, and How Big IS Enough?
The next time you see limited bone and think that there is not enough bone or that it won't work because the implants will be too small, you may want...
Jeff Lineberry | 8 years ago ›
Potential Implant Problems Due to Continued Facial Development and Tooth Eruption
Although it can be difficult, facial type may help to identify the patients who will have continued facial development and tooth eruption as well as the...
Greggory Kinzer | 8 years ago ›
Have your ever inherited a case with an unknown implant type that you need to identify in order to treat? If it's not happened to you yet count your...
John Carson | 8 years ago ›
Determining the Completion of Growth for Implant Placement in Young Patients
Most young patients that are congenitally missing teeth are 14 to 16 years of age at the completion of orthodontic treatment. At what age can...
Greggory Kinzer | 8 years ago ›
Does Facial Growth Continue as We Age?
It is generally accepted that facial growth is complete and implants can be placed in females at approximately 17 years of age and in males at...
Greggory Kinzer | 8 years ago ›
Dental Implants: Modifying Provisionals
Figure 1 If you are like me, then implants are becoming a bigger and bigger part of your practice. As we know, managing soft tissue around...
John Carson | 8 years ago ›
How Many Implants in the Edentulous Mandible?
Fig. 1 How many dental implants would you like to see in the edentulous mandible? Certainly there are many questions: Fixed or...
Doug Benting | 8 years ago ›
Get in the Esthetic Zone: Implant Abutments
Today we have more options than ever before when deciding on an implant abutment in the esthetic zone. Should it be a custom abutment or a stock abutment?...
Greggory Kinzer | 8 years ago ›
The Two-piece Custom Implant Abutment
As has been discussed in previous posts, many options exist for implant abutments in the esthetic zone. One of the most recent abutment designs is the...
Greggory Kinzer | 8 years ago ›
This article describes the benefit of using a triple tray for impressions, but also discusses the one instance when a triple tray can present a problem.
Mary Anne Salcetti | 8 years ago ›