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Biomechanical Implant Failures Management of an Implant Failure: A Case Report
by Joshua Shieh, BDS, MDSIntroduction The goal of modern dentistry is to restore the patient’s oral health to normal contour, function, aesthetics and speech. 1 The era of dental implants have ushered in a new treatment concept where the patients no longer have to…
Power of Healing
by Houman Abtin, BDS, MSc, FRCD(C), Diplomate American Board of EndodonticsTo view figures, click on figure mentions throughout the article. Too often teeth are extracted merely due to the presence of apical periodontitis. The size of the apical radiolucency is not an indication for tooth extraction. Bacteria play the main…
Implant Dentistry for Complete Maxillary Rehabilitation: Two Innovative Protocols
by Gilbert Tremblay, BSc, DMD; Scott D. Ganz, DMDTo view figures, click on figure mentions throughout the article. Patients who present with a terminal natural dentition in the maxillary arch offer both surgical and restorative challenges for the clinician. A formal diagnostic protocol is essential to determine viable…
Risk Factors in Implant Dentistry: Operator Related Risk Factors
by Murray Arlin, DDS, Dip. Perio, FRCD(C)To view figures, click on figure mentions throughout the article. This article is the fourth in a series by the author submitted to, and published exclusively by Oral Health. The first article of the series was published in the August…
When to Take a CBCT Scan for Implant Placement
by Mark Nicolucci, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)To view figures, click on figure mentions throughout the article. Implant dentistry has a particular need to assess the three-dimensional structure of the jaw bones. Traditionally two-dimensional radiographs have sufficed for most dentists’ needs such as with restorative or endodontics.…
Peri-Implantitis and The Risk Factors
by Leya Bahlou, DMD, MSc, FRCD(C); Nancy Mouradian, DMD, FRCD(C), Cert. Paro, Dip. ABP; Reginaldo Bruno Gonçalves, DDS, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C), Cert. Paro, Dip. ABPTo view figures, click on figure mentions throughout the article. Keywords peri-implantitis, implant, diagnosis, etiology, risk factors Abstract This review paper is to enable a better understanding of the biological complications that can occur after osseointegration on an implant. Inflammation…
Intraosseous Local Anesthesia Revisited
by Mark Lin, BSc, DDS, MSc (Prosthodontics), FRCD(C)To view figures, click on figure mentions throughout the article. Your patient in the chair has confirmed that their lips and tongue are numb from your block local anesthesia. As you are beginning to start the clinical procedure, your patient…
2018 Canadian Dental Show Wrap-Up
by Oral Health2018 was an exceptional year for Canadian dental events. Oral Health Group was in attendance for the three biggest meetings – Pacific Dental Conference (PDC), Ontario Dental Association’s Annual Spring Meeting (ODA ASM) and Journées dentaires internationales du Québec (JDIQ)…
Implant Survival
by Mark Nicolucci, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)The success of implants has been tremendous. Never before have we had a treatment option to replace missing teeth or stabilize dentures that performs so well. But just how successful are dental implants? In the May 2018 edition of Oral…
Nevada Dentist Reused Abutments on Multiple Patients
by Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-JournalUNLV is notifying 184 patients that they may have had dental implant work done with an instrument that had been used on other patients. A recent review of the dental implant process at the university’s Faculty Dental Practice Clinic found…
Children at Risk?: One Dentist’s Thoughts
by Peter Nkansah, DDS, Dip. AntesOn July 9th, the show Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly aired a piece called “Children at Risk? Kids and Sedation at the Dentist’s Office” that may generate discussion among your colleagues and in your practices. The lead reporter in the…
Risk Factors in Implant Dentistry: “Patient Local Related” Risk Factors
by Murray Arlin, DDS, Dip. PerioIntroduction This article is the third in a series for Oral Health magazine (August issues) that highlights the discipline of Implant Dentistry. The first article 1 of the series was published in the August 2015 issue with the title “Surgical…
The Effect of Cognitive Bias on Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Clinical Dentistry
by Mark Douglas, MSc, DDSWhat we don’t know we believe That is the difference between a decision that is based on knowledge and evidence, and one that is not. We like to believe that all our decisions are evidence-based when in reality they most…
Editorial: Remembering Greatness
by Mark Nicolucci, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)Dr. Carl Misch was a friend of our family whom I would best describe as a passionate man – both in his personal and professional life. And professionally, his passion was for dental implants. As a child, Carl always said…
Predicting The Transition Line Of An Immediate Complete Maxillary Implant Prosthesis
by Gilbert Tremblay, BSc, DMD, Dip ABOI/ID; Reginaldo Bruno Gonçalves, DDS, MSD, PhD, Dip ABP, FRCD(C)Introduction Complete maxillary implant rehabilitation presents great challenges in achieving optimal aesthetic outcomes. The aesthetic component of the rehabilitation can often be unpredictable and not satisfy patients’ expectations, which implies the need of highly well done pre-operative examination and treatment…
Keys to Predictable Socket Grafting: Part 2
by Carl E. Misch; Vivian RoknianThe last article discussed the first five keys to bone grafting. The keys to bone grafting are local factors that affect the prognosis of the procedure and include: defect size, absence of infection, soft tissue closure, space maintenance, graft immobilization,…
The Economics of Dental Aesthetics
by Robert A. Lowe, DDS, FAGD, FADI, FACD, FIADE, FASDAThe Past When it became possible to bond tooth colored restorative materials to enamel in the early 1980’s, dental practice, as we know it was changed forever. The “Age of Aesthetic Dentistry” was born. No longer did the dentist deal…
Full Arch Immediate Fixed Implant Rehabilitation: A Case Demonstration
by Mark H.E. Lin, BSc, DDS, MSc (Prostho), FRCD(C)The Quality of Life studies in the scientific literature highlighted the compromises with conventional removable prosthesis versus benefits of implant retained removable or fixed prosthesis. In addition, even a larger but unspecified number of patients present with terminal non-restorable dentition…
CBCT In Treatment Planning Of External Cervical Resorption: A Case Series
by Ali Fatemi, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C); Yosef Nahmias, DDS, MScResorption of tooth structure happens in primary and permanent dentitions. Physiologic tooth resorption involves primary teeth, preceding their shedding. In permanent dentition, tooth resorption is a pathologic phenomenon, and is classified as internal or external resorption, depending on the surface…
Neodent, A Straumann Group Brand, Celebrates It’s Launch in Canada
by NeodentOn March 28 and March 30, Neodent celebrated it’s launch in Canada with events in Burlington, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Alex Molinari presented compelling statistics and data relating to the Neodent portfolio dating back to the companies inception in…