An insufficient width and thickness of bone at the alveolar ridge makes it impossible for the placement of a traditional sized dental implant. Therefore, a ridge splitting procedure is performed along with a ridge expansion for the localized implant site resulting in adequate stability and prolonged implant health as a result from the improved bone …

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For this particular patient, not only is the patient missing some anterior (front) teeth but is also lacking the supporting bone along with the soft gum tissue. In cases where patients chooses NOT to restore the hard tissue (bone) and soft tissue (gum) by traditional means (i.e., surgery) then they can opt to receive an …

3 Anterior Dental Implants with “Pink Porcelain” Oral Prosthesis Read More »

An external (lateral window) sinus lift procedure is performed followed by the placement of bone grafting material. Next, a dental implant along with the restorative components (implant abutment and crown) are placed to complete the overall treatment for this particular implant site.

This patient has been missing most of his upper teeth for many years now and as a result does not have an adequate amount of bone for dental implants to fulfill the criteria of a full-arch implant prosthesis. Therefore, bilateral sinus lifts or sinus elevations, ridge splitting procedures, and bone grafting procedures were all performed …

Upper Full-Arch with Multiple Implants and Implant Bridge Read More »

The patient has suffered an accident as a child and as a result have had his tooth knocked out. The many years of having a missing tooth at the site has resulted in the deterioration of bone volume in all dimensions as well as the closing of the tooth gap. As a result, orthodontic treatment …

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A sinus lift is performed through a “lateral window” created at the level of the sinus cavity. The sinus or schneiderian membrane is then elevated and bone grafting material is added to the area of the proposed dental implant site. The dental implant is then placed and allowed to heal. At a later date, the …

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The patient has been missing 2 teeth in the posterior region for many years now and as a result the bone volume has deteriorated in all 3 dimensions. In order to replace the missing teeth with dental implants the area will first require bone augmentation for implant support. As a result, bone is harvested and …

2 Posterior Implants in the Posterior Region after Transplantation of a Bone Block Graft Read More »

The patient lacks the volume of bone in the upper anterior region of the mouth to adequately support two traditional dental implants. Therefore, multiple autogenous bone block grafts were harvested from the patient’s lower jaw (donor site) and transplanted and fixated to the anterior esthetic region of the mouth (recipient site). Two dental implants were …

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The proposed implant site does not have adequate bone width or thickness for the placement of a traditional sized implant; therefore, a bone augmentation procedure must be performed. For this patient, a ridge splitting procedure is selected and performed at the very narrow space followed by the expansion of the bone at the localized single …

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This particular patient has a severely resorbed alveolar ridge for the upper arch and therefore needs bone augmentation (additive) before any dental implants could be placed. First, the bony ridge is expanded in width by means of a long-span ridge splitting procedure (RSP) followed by the placement of 6 dental implants. Bone grafting material, allograft, …

Upper Full-Arch Screw-Retained (Non-Removable) Hybrid FP-3 Oral Prosthesis and Lower Implant Overdenture (Snap-on) Read More »