I’d like to start this week talking about the importance of placing implants in a succinct time frame after a tooth is removed. Hopefully you’ll find this discussion informative. Immediate Implant Placement If an implant is to be inserted into an extraction site, the timing of the extraction is important due to the potential for…
In my last two articles on zirconia, I spoke of zirconia and the differences which may be found in the product from various manufacturers. Today I’d like to share with you the results of a five-year clinical evaluation of 3M™ ESPE™ Lava™ Crowns and Bridges. Prof. P. Pospiech together with Dr. F. P. Nothdurft and Dr. P. R.…
Biterite, as an approved Lava design Centre equipped with a Lava ST scanner, holds firm to the idea that the more you, the dental clinician, know about the materials and processes available to you from us the better we both can provide your patients with the very best aesthetic and practical outcomes. CAD/CAM technology had…
In my commitment to discussing the horizons of dentistry, I’ve got an overview of periodontitis associated with systemic conditions. It should not need to be said, as much as it should be said, that patients affected by periodontal disease with underlying systemic factors should be informed about the significance of the systemic condition to the…
In my commitment to discussing dentistry, I present a second article on medication induced gingival hyperplasia. Only a relatively small percentage of patients treated with the medications discussed on Monday will develop gingival overgrowth, it may be that these individuals have fibroblasts with an abnormal susceptibility. Fibroblasts from overgrown gingiva in these patients clearly show…
In my continuing commitment to expanding the horizons of dentistry, I’m discussing medication induced gingival hyperplasia. Today, more than twenty prescription medications are associated with gingival enlargement, with the number increasing. Drugs associated with this problem can be broadly divided into three categories: anticonvulsants, calcium channel blockers. Although the pharmacologic effect of each drug is…
I would like you to consider the following question: Are all zirconias the same? Ceramic restorations in the posterior region were once limited to single units. CAD/CAM technology made it possible to prepare restorations out of high-strength ceramics. With zirconia, clinicians can now place multi-unit restorations in both the anterior and posterior regions. This is…
Criteria for success include: 1) Absence of persistent signs/symptoms such as pain, infection, neuropathies, parathesias, and violation of vital structures 2) Implant immobility 3) No continuous peri-implant radiolucency 4) Negligible progressive bone loss (less than 0.2 mm annually) after physiologic remodelling during the first year of function 5) patient/dentist satisfaction with the implant supported restoration.…
Today’s periodontists are extensively trained in surgical procedures to treat and maintain patients with edentulous or partially edentulous arches, integrating endosseous implants into periodontal therapy. Surveys And Studies Oral health surveys indicate there are significant numbers of individuals with compromised dentitions for whom endosseous dental implants may be indicated. In many circumstances, implants are an…
Tooth loss can occur as a result of caries, periodontal diseases, trauma, tooth impaction, orthodontic reasons, hypoplasia, over-eruption, supernumerary teeth, attrition, neoplastic and cystic lesions. Many studies have consistently shown the role of specific disease as a major cause of tooth loss. This same picture was noted in similar Nigerian studies. Okoisor further established that…
