Tell removable denture wearers that there is a well proven, scientifically validated, bone-anchored alternative to the countless social, emotional and even nutritional disappointments they’ve faced since losing their teeth and they will be eager to know more.
The clinical application of multi-unit, implant-supported restorations in edentulous jaws has proven to be a predictable long-term treatment option. In this propitious context, implantretained removable solutions provide a number of interesting advantages for select patients.
Patients with chronic periodontal disease (a.k.a. “terminal dentition patients”) are often advised to remove their remaining teeth in order to improve their oral and overall health, but time after time, they do not follow this recommendation. One might ask, “How can this information be so plain to see, yet at the same time so hard to convey?”
The more we learn about patients and their attitudes concerning the loss of even a single tooth, the more we recognize the profound improvement to a patient’s quality of life that a new implant based tooth, properly osseointegrated, can make. Continue
From the age of nine, and until she was 16 years old, Katharina Schendel lived with a set of braces that supported two highly-visible crowns in the spaces where her permanent maxillary lateral incisors should have come in, but never did. Continue
In this case of moderate bone resorption, a patient who was dissatisfied with her dentures received an entirely new, bone-anchored, third dentition. Continue
An independent multidisciplinary working group tackles the issue and calls for greater scientific enquiry into bone management. Continue
Treatment planning has always been an integral step in dental implant treatment. The old adage, “Failing to plan is planning to fail,” is especially true in implant dentistry where there are so many factors to consider. Continue
Few surgeons have had more experience with implants than Dr. Bertil Friberg. He studied with Professors Ulf Lekholm and Per-Ingvar Brånemark and has been a fixture at the Brånemark Clinic in Gothenburg, Sweden, since its inception. Continue
At the International Osteology Symposium in Monaco, May 2–4, 2013, the results of a novel narrow 3.0 mm diameter NobelActive implant were presented. Safety and efficacy were evaluated with various loading protocols in this multi-center retrospective analysis.1
The feasibility of narrow 3.0 mm diameter NobelActive implants in anterior areas with limited space or for replacement of congenitally missing teeth has been demonstrated with a variety of loading protocols at six centers. One of 29 implants placed in 24 patients was lost related to study-unrelated trauma (automobile accident) at two months of follow-up. At one year of follow-up, all remaining implants survived, soft tissue evaluation showed no bleeding on probing, and good papilla index scores were observed. The authors concluded that the 3.0 mm NobelActive implant is a safe and viable option in anterior areas with limited space.
1. Russe P., Cherry J., Hermans M., Polizzi G., Sisodia N., Villata L. A tapered variable-thread design implant with a 3.0 mm diameter placed in the anterior region. Interim results of a retrospective study with one year follow-up. International Symposium Osteology, Monaco, May 2–4, 2013, Poster abstract #133.
The following is the conclusion of a research update that began in the most recent issue of Nobel Biocare News. Continue
Dental implants are inserted into alveolar bone to initiate osseointegration, with the clinician’s expectation that the peri-implant mucosa will heal to the abutment surface and subsequently provide the primary functions of the gingiva: protection and stability. The reality is a different one and has clinical implications.
The combination of advanced materials and manufacturing techniques makes the industrial production of prosthetic components possible for every clinical situation. Continue
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