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Bone Level Dental Implant Versus Gingival Crest Level Implant

Figure 1. Case 1: Implant (Basic Dental Implants [Basic Dental Implants]) at time of initial placement. Figure 2. Case 1: Implant at initial.

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Protocol for Implementing Aesthetic Implant Restorations

Beneficial to patients and providing unparalleled results, dental implants are more frequently being provided to patients.1 Whether completing the procedure for themselves or.

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Compromised Foundations Require Confident Conversation

INTRODUCTION As general dentists, we have undergone extensive training in prosthodontic principles and prostheses fabrication. The well-documented sequelae of prolonged denture use include:.

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Orthodontic Extrusion: An Adjunct to Implant Treatment

INTRODUCTION It has been said that replacing the maxillary central incisor remains the most challenging procedure in implant dentistry.1 Factors impacting success include.

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Clinical Pearls for Surgical Implant Dentistry: Part 4

 Figures 1a to 1d. Soft-tissue correction of recession on an implant. (a). Initial appearance with recession. (b). Connective tissue graft used to.

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Simplifying Fixed Implant Dental Prosthetics

INTRODUCTION The longevity of fixed prosthetics on dental implants is well established in the literature.1 Many dentists shy away from this treatment modality.

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Bone Spreading Technique

Figure 1. Occlusal preoperative view. Figure 2. Buccal aspect is too narrow to consider implant placement. Figure 3. Mucoperiosteum flap was elevated. It.

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Modern Techniques for the Partially-Edentulous Patient

Figure 1. Initial picture showing 4-unit metal-ceramic fixed partial denture. Figure 2. Full-thickness mucoperiosteal flap elevated and immediate placement of a regular platform.

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Tissue Management Protocol: “Tunnel Bone Graft” Technique

INTRODUCTION Resorption in the edentulous posterior mandible primarily occurs in a buccal to lingual direction with a resultant thin, vertical, bony lingual cortex..

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Clinical Pearls for Surgical Implant Dentistry: Part 3

Figures 1a to 1c. Extraction of a tooth using mallet and scalpel. Use a finger rest. In part 1 and part 2 of.

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