Gingival recession is a specific status of periodontal tissue where we can find a loss of attachment from the supporting bone and soft tissues addressed to many factors: We might think that bacterial proliferation is the most common reason but Gingival Recession is the result of multifactorial elements that work together in different moments causing … Read more
Dental implant placement is one of the most common dental procedures in our practice today. From the first implant placed back in 1967 from the Dr. Per-Ingvar Brånemark to Gösta Larsson and his driver Sven Johansson many changes on micro and macro design have been developed either over the implant surface to improve bone implant … Read more
The root anatomy of the upper first premolars should be similar and at the same time different among individuals. The anatomical reality is that on its formation at the most coronal aspect of the root a marked concavity at the mesial side is present, next to the canine creating a difficult architecture for proper periodontal … Read more
Many causes have been addressed to periimplantitis. This is the reason why we should have a strict and regulated protocol to assess our patients when they come into our office with dental implants placed by some other colleague. In this Blog we are going to mention important tips to have into account to make sure … Read more
Preservation of original architecture. 5 years follow up. It is all about preserving whenever possible. The benefits of immediate extraction and immediate implant placement as well as immediate loading is 3X IMMEDIATE. These are the most important factors to succeed when performing this technique: 1-. Case selection: Attrition, high masseter. muscle activity, excessive tooth wear … Read more
Many articles & protocols regarding periimplantitis have been published mentioning the importance of picking the right treatment, hard and soft tissue management, long term prognosis depending on many factors. The truth is that the Periimplantitis (PI) is the first cause of implant failure compared to fractures by over stress, deformations, wrong 3D implant placement, etc… … Read more
These are the 5 most important factors that you should take into account when performing soft tissue grafting and management: 1-. Anatomy of donor and recipient site. (safe procedure) 2-. Blood supply for proper nutrition. 3-. Soft Tissue thickness. 4-. Time Management. 5-. Hydration of the tissues. All this information is available at the Soft … Read more
Dental Prosthesis represent the starting point at any Implant Restoration for proper dental implant planning. This is the reason why even today we should have in mind that everything starts with the prosthetic guide regardless the multiple abutment types that we have available in the market which can angle & reposition the final insertion of … Read more
I still remember when I was kicked out of the surgical room in NYU by tearing a flap at the time of reflection and not taking care of it. I learned that more than a teared flap is a POTENTIAL COMPLICATION, especially when at the level of the mucosa, the extra thin tissue might not … Read more
Would you like to know what you can find in Dental Surgery Channel? Well, here you have a quite extensive summary in order for you to review every single detail and confirm if it covers your expectations in Dental Learning. The concept of my website and what makes it different from the rest is that … Read more
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