Sealing the Screw Access Hole on Screw-Retained Implant Restorations
When seating a screw-retained implant restoration, there are many techniques and materials that can be used to seal the screw access hole. The most common...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›Understanding Screw-Retained Implant Restorations
In a previous article, I discussed the pros and cons of both screw-retained and cement-retained implant restorations. In my own practice I have been increasing...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part III]
In the final part of this series (see Part I and Part II) on this specific case involving severe trauma, I'll discuss how prosthetic re-creation of...
Doug Benting | 10 years ago ›Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part II]
In Part I of this series, I introduced a 21-year-old patient that was missing teeth 8-11 and 21-27 due to a life-threatening car accident. I demonstrated...
Doug Benting | 10 years ago ›Maintain Tissue Shape on Implant Site
The following technique is for maintaining the tissue shape on an implant site when lab work is being done to customize the impression abutment....
Mary Anne Salcetti | 10 years ago ›Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part I]
Patients that have endured injury as a result of trauma present unique challenges in restorative treatment planning. The goals of the patient are...
Doug Benting | 10 years ago ›In Part 1 of this series, I asked if you would treat #14 or extract it. We saw both sides of the fence in this discussion. As...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›Maxillary Implant Surgical Guide Using the MiniSTAR
Practical communication is helpful in creating an optimal treatment result when removal of supporting bone is coordinated with the surgical placement...
Doug Benting | 10 years ago ›Sometimes efforts at saving an implant make things worse. This case showed signs of recession shortly after the final crown was placed. Tissue...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›How Many Implants are Needed for Mandibular Overdenture? [Ed.]
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....
Darin O'Bryan | 10 years ago ›Two Fundamental Steps for Implant Planning [Ed.]
Whether you're a specialist or restorative dentist, we are all faced with challenges; however, sometimes these challenges are avoidable with...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›Pesky Screw Access for Implants [Ed.]
This article, originally published 2/5/13, is one of our most widely read regarding tips about implants. Hate stuffing cotton pellets...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›