Those who have heard me speak know my disdain for traditional healing abutments. In fact, I have written on my blog several times about custom healing abutments. This time I want to share an actual clinical example that illustrates exactly what I am talking about. The biggest restorative complaint from patients that I hear about […]
Continue readingThe screw retained restoration is nothing new. However, the modern screw retained restoration has leveraged the economics and efficiency of CAD/CAM technology. This has led to a proliferation of ‘low cost’ and/or inexperienced laboratories providing this service. When fundamental principles of implant restorations are ignored, it can lead to long term issues. Two of these […]
Continue readingThose who have followed me know that one of my passions is to take a clinical procedure and find a way to make it more efficient and produce better outcomes. By now we should all know that CAD/CAM technology is drastically changing how we do dentistry. Until recently this has mainly been limited to traditional […]
Continue readingI distinctly remember my implant introduction in dental school. It was a cluster of screws and parts and god knows what. It was complicated. It was patients getting draped from head to toe. It was complex surgery to replace a tooth. No damn wonder I told myself I would never do that. In 2008 I […]
Continue readingI always talk about implant dentistry being a journey. A journey that sees you go from simple to complex and add techniques along the way. It is unreasonable to expect a dentist to be able to fully grasp implant dentistry from the very beginning. My latest journey in implant dentistry is PRF (Platelet Rich Fibrin). […]
Continue readingChairside implant restorations are a reality. With this reality comes the ability to truly make things customized and gain control. This also allows us to totally screw things up as well. In this post I wanted to share with you my techique for delivery of implant restorations. Please note that this technique is designed for […]
Continue readingIt’s 2014 and I strongly advocate the use of in-office abutment fabrication. However, the one size fits all approach is not always best. This is an example of a limitation of in-office abutment fabrication. On the surface the implant provisional below looks well done. Picture from immediate delivery. A closer look at this case will show […]
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