INTRODUCTION While dental implants have become a standard of care for various indications, there may still be cause for concern for general dentists.

INTRODUCTION Implant-supported full dentures today (as opposed to implant-retained units)1 are normally supported by either a bar (Figure 1) or male-female attachments that.

INTRODUCTION Guided bone regeneration has long been used for the clinical preservation of extraction sockets prior to implant placement, in internal and external.

MICROEVOLUTION OF IMPLANT DENTISTRY The world of dental implants has seen many changes since Dr. Brånemark placed the first implant in 1965. Historically.

INTRODUCTION Small-diameter implants (SDIs) are effective in stabilizing removable partial dentures (RPDs)1 and function to provide a stable “seat” to minimize vertical movement..

Chances are, you have contemplated learning how to place dental implants. During the past several years, you’ve been inundated with offers of continuums.

INTRODUCTION By now, many dentists have heard about the use of mini dental implants (MDIs) (also referred to as small-diameter implants [SDIs]) for.

INTRODUCTION A natural sequela of the loss of maxillary molars is the loss of crestal bone height. Once teeth are removed, the remaining.

INTRODUCTION When a maxillary anterior tooth is extracted, a major concern is its immediate aesthetic replacement, which is particularly challenging when the adjacent.

Figure 1. Broken abutment screw as seen on radiograph. Figure 2. Implants as seen clinically (note the palatal positioning). Figure 3. Standard abutment.