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on the soft tissue all the way when the metal housings are in position and that the housings and implants are not holding the denture off the gums. Fourth, have the patient bite down and confirm that he denture actually stays in place and that the occlusion is not way off. Six, after these verification
April 07, 2015
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the missing upper lateral? can't give much advise without seeing xrays but a good scaling should be the starting point... Grafting around his all teeth specially upper and lower anteriors To gain his gum again to serround his teeth to appear normal gingiva What do you think about all of this bone
September 07, 2016
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the denture needs to be relined? Easy to check: Put some light body on the under side and seat it in the mouth. If there is a layer of light body that sets under the denture, you'll know that it is not passively seated on the gums. Sometimes this can cause a lot of tension on the rubbers and cause
November 23, 2021
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and 9mm wide implant from a local oral surgeon. But I've come around. Molars are wide teeth in B-L and M-D dimension. The main complaint I receive from patients about their implants is food getting caught around the gum line. Obviously this is an issue with the emergence profile. We use Straumann
May 08, 2014
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. 2015 placement.Tissue is healthy and stable. I've done a number of cases that over five years show both stability and improved bone quality. 2017 follow up.Frank Spear has a nice case splinting implants to natural periodontally involved teeth on his website. The trick to splinting natural teeth
April 23, 2017
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Patient had this implant done a year ago. Has only 4 teeth left in lower arch, upper is complete denture. 27 snapped off at gum line. She is 77 years old. Now she is wanting to get rid of her metal partial and also the implant and get a partial without metal. She is a new patient who presented
August 21, 2018
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Hey everyone, My first guided mini case was hours of stress. Patient is a 91 YOF, healthy, but with almost no aveolar bone who can't wear her lower denture. We could not see foramen on Pano or PAS. No real sure anatomical landmarks on visual exam except where lingual frenum would be. We did
June 18, 2018
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Hi I inherited this mini implant crown. The crown is loose, but the 15 mm implant seems to be intact. I gave patient the choice for us to section the crown and scan for a new crown. He said to wait. He wears a night guard and in the morning his gum is irritated around #4. I suggested to adjust
March 03, 2021
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, albeit mini, are not usable as they are now. You will need to anesthetize and start un-torquing. You could use the wrench to reverse torque. If they break off then you will need to use a high speed but to cut them down to below the gum line. Place more minis and I would use 1.5mm drill. I don't
September 06, 2019
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Healthy male. I am not sure where the implants were done. Crown was loose. I removed the crown. The implants seem solid. Outside of removing the implants, grafting and placing one wide endosteal implant, any suggesstions would be appreciated. Sorry you inherited this case. Stereo minis
August 03, 2017
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quantity of bone was available for the mini implants. I like to then take that information and on the study model section it where I plan on placing the minis. I color in what is gum and then I have what I call the 'poor mans CT'. It will let you see the width of bone and the angle as well
January 04, 2016
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floating and be able to chew their food. Dont let the haters here--most who have never done a mini or been around people who do--sway you. If your mother had no bone, was healthy and over 75, would you do major bone graft just to place a Bigger diameter implant? if it took and if the implants could
January 29, 2018
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drill bit to drill out the hole for the housing or attachment. He has a mini drill press in office and I use a portable electric drill. Doesn't gum up and takes just a few seconds.New housings added to new denture. I did not reuse the locators because the patient reported complete pain relief after
January 29, 2014
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Very excited for this case which is my first mini implant case and just wanted to get some advice on how to tx plan it. I have a placed a few regular size implants and took the MDI course a few months ago. Here's the background:<br/>Pt. is an 85 yr. old healthy male. Having some chewing pain
May 01, 2017
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the manufacturer though. Tissue punch from Slavin Thanks for the info! How much do the tissue puncher run approx? Also is it not wise to just use a scapel and cut a circle in the gums instead of the tissue puncher? they have drills at ikea? the FIXA drill is the only thing i see
July 03, 2016
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) in the growing teen is not the issue....the issue is how to handle the space, bone, gum, patient/parent expectations until the teen has stopped growing. Each option has its own shortcomings. If the periodontist you work with would like to share the multitude of cases he has had to retreat
June 04, 2018
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implant dentist with some experience, my thoughts are that picking up the housings intraorally is how i would do it. If there is good adaptation of the housings to the gingiva ( no more than 1-2 mm above gums) intraoral pickup is the way to go. HOWEVER, it will damn near impossible for the patient
May 03, 2016
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of sepsis. This is simply another approach you are not familiar with. EdOh my goodness!! The terror of conventional implant treatment at it's best. Ed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgiWRwtAZDk Yes, I agree drilling a hole through your gums into your bone is not surgical. It's carpentry
February 01, 2014
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mini implants. She has enough mesio-distal width to place a standard 3.0mm implant as long as she would have enough bucco-lingual width. But we will be placing the mini implant at this time as a temporary implant till she stops growing. We don't know where her bone and gums will end up until after
November 11, 2013
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? Will it have enough B-L support? And most importantly, how the heck do you keep it clean! I mean, are you really telling me that these implants won't collect bacteria and food and end up with gum inflammation and progressive bone loss? I listened as the lecture progressed and more and more
January 09, 2018
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gums a month later. i've seen a few loose anteriors (4 cases). in my clinic the previous three dentists placed them so they are very common where i practice...except the anteriors i don't see any issues and the ~10 yr recalls look great. i only placed slam-dunk cases and restored with the IAC. great
July 01, 2015
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is pointless Thank you This is because it is the only option left when you don't have a signed consent form with the prices written on it. I don't return money much because when patients complain - I give them a copy of the form. Then they respect our healthy relationship and we move
August 23, 2014
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those two supporting the entire lower denture. These patients are, in essence, dental cripples when they seek our care. We as orally healthy dentists will never really appreciate what that means. ANYTHING that prevents the patient from having to rely on adhesives every day of their lives (sometimes
February 13, 2014
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of bone loss, the tissue is healthy and non-inflamed, the restoration is function and esthetically satisfactory, and a few other things. If one of those things aren't true then it's not a success. It has nothing to do with burying an implant or one piece vs. 2 piece. Shouldn't you tell your pts about
August 25, 2013
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a place for what you want - what's your final restorative plan - removable or fixed?I'm not sure why they failed to be honest. They went in with pretty good torque (over 35ncm at minimum) and were buried for 4 months. She's fairly healthy for her age and doesn't take steroids, bisphosphonates, etc
February 24, 2016
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Hubbard. I wish you all a Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year!! All of my course listings can be found on Shatkinfirst.com and I hope some of you will attend one of my upcoming lectures.By the way that distal implant is not in the sinus. There is trabecular bone visable on the xray around the...Hi
January 18, 2014
Mini Implants
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