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When Bad Things Happen ...

When Bad Things Happen ...

Sometimes efforts at saving an implant make things worse. This case showed signs of recession shortly after the final crown was placed. Tissue...

| 10 years ago
How Many Implants are Needed for Mandibular Overdenture? [Ed.]

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....

| 10 years ago
Two Fundamental Steps for Implant Planning [Ed.]
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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...

| 10 years ago
Pesky Screw Access for Implants [Ed.]
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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...

| 10 years ago
Five Ways to Improve Implant Crown Cementation
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Five Ways to Improve Implant Crown Cementation

It's important to ensure proper cementation for implant crowns. The following ideas will help you achieve the best results: 1. Manage the...

| 10 years ago
The Myth of the Angled Abutment
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The Myth of the Angled Abutment

Implant position is critical to esthetic success, especially when the patient has a high smile line and is esthetically aware. At times, using an angled...

| 10 years ago
Using the Open Tray Technique When Impressing Implant Sites

Using the Open Tray Technique When Impressing Implant Sites

Sometimes it's the little things that save time and aggravation and you wonder what took you so long to think of it. I always use the open tray...

| 10 years ago
Close the Access Opening of Implant Abutments
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Close the Access Opening of Implant Abutments

When trying in an all-ceramic restoration on an implant abutment to confirm the esthetic outcome prior to its cementation, I suggest following these steps:...

| 10 years ago
Cementation of Crowns on Implant Abutments
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Cementation of Crowns on Implant Abutments

The most critical factor when cementing an implant crown to an abutment is to avoid cement you may not subsequently detect, from getting into the sulcus....

| 11 years ago
Pesky Screw Access for Implants
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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...

| 11 years ago
Replacing Adjacent Centrals With Poor Bone Using Implants

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...

| 11 years ago
Options for Immediate Temporization
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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...

| 11 years ago