September 4, 2019 News News

The AAID Celebrates Dental Implant Awareness Month In September

by The AAID Foundation

September is Dental Implant Awareness Month, sponsored by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID). This year’s theme, “What’s your reason to smile?” focuses on the many ways dental implants can have a life-changing impact. “Dental Implant Awareness Month is…

July 2, 2019 Feature DentistryImplantologyOral HealthOral SurgeryProduct Report

Dynamic Navigation: Predictable Implant Placement In Close Proximity To Sinus Floor

by Jim Yeganegi, BSc, DMD

The goal of the implant surgeon is to place an implant in the ideal position, that will support a prosthesis with the best long-term prognosis, while managing important anatomical landmarks. With the aid of Cone Beam CT scans the implant…

April 6, 2019 News News

Routine Dental Procedure Leaves Virginia Man With Life-Threatening Infection

by Ann Smajstrla, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

A Virginia man is warning others after a routine dental procedure left him with an infection that’s taken years to heal. Matt Brock, of Woodbridge, went two years ago to get a crown replaced on a dental implant, he told WUSA-TV.…

March 15, 2019 News News

BioHorizons Camlog – Inspiring Excellence in Oral Reconstruction

by BioHorizons and Camlog

At IDS 2019, BioHorizons and Camlog present a variety of innovations for implant-based tooth replacement. The comprehensive lines of dental implants, restorative components, CAD/CAM and regenerative solutions are tailored to the diverse individual needs of today’s clinical challenges in daily…

November 13, 2018 Feature Clinical case reportOral HealthProsthodontics

Immediate Implant: A Case Report

by Joshua Shieh, BDS, MDS (Perio, India)

Introduction Successfully treating patients with missing or non-restorable teeth with a fixed prosthesis can be one of the finest services rendered to dental patients. This art and science of replacing missing teeth or those with hopeless prognosis requires a thoughtful…

October 16, 2018 Feature Oral HealthPeriodontics

The Intra-Oral Mandibular Ramus Block Autograft: Still a Relevant Procedure Today?

by Stephen J. Spano, BSc, DDS, MSc (Perio)

Introduction With advances in dental materials, instruments, imaging and minimally invasive surgical techniques, one may question the use of the intra-oral block autograft as a practical and relevant method of ridge augmentation. This article will discuss a case report outlining…

May 11, 2017 Product Spotlight

Dentsply Sirona Implant Supporting Full Implant Treatment Process

by Dentsply Sirona

The implant treatment process contains many steps—from imaging and diagnosis, treatment planning and implant surgery to abutment selection, restorative solutions and patient follow-up. Dentsply Sirona Implants presents several new solutions to their already extensive portfolio to delegates at their second…

April 6, 2017 Product Spotlight

The Evolution of the BEGO Semados® S-Line SC/SCX Implants

by BEGO

The proven self-tapping thread design of the cylindrical S-Line implants has been reengineered in the thread course and the cutting groove taking the existing preparation instruments into account and optimises the micro-threads on the implant head in the SC/SCX-implants. The…

October 18, 2016 Feature Dental TechnologyImplantologyOral SurgeryPeriodontics

Case Report: The Titanium Smile

by Daniel Kobric, BSc, DMD, MSc (Perio), FRCD(C)

Achieving ideal esthetics in addition to restoring the patient’s function is every clinician’s goal. Successful outcomes in restorative dentistry are well documented in publications and readily displayed in practice promotional materials. Although most patients are happy with the treatment outcomes,…

December 2, 2011 News Implantology

Sigma Labs, Inc. Files an Important Patent on New Manufacturing Technology for Dental Implants and Biomedical Prosthetics

by ken

Santa Fe, New Mexico – December 1, 2011 Sigma Labs, Inc. (OTCBB: SGLB) announced today that its collaborative work with a dental implant manufacturer has resulted in the filing of a potentially ground-breaking patent for a new manufacturing technology that appears…

October 7, 2011 News Implantology

Down but not out: Implant makers navigate economic storm

by ken

From DrBicuspid.com – Rob Goszkowski –  October 3, 2011 — The placing of a titanium dental implant by Per-Ingvar Brånemark into the mouth of a volunteer in Sweden in 1965 was a turning point in restorative dentistry. Over the past 40…

October 2, 2011 News Implantology

Implant Placement with simultaneous bone augmentation

by ken

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July 27, 2011 News ImplantologyPathology

Leaky, smelly implants takes on a whole new meaning…..

by ken

From Dr. Bicuspid Team July 26, 2011 — In response to concerns over the degradation of titanium implants, researchers from the University of Oviedo in Spain have developed a highly sensitive method to determine the levels of titanium in human blood…

June 30, 2011 News Implantology

Gene combination identified as risk factor in success of dental implants

by ken

From Dentistry IQ June 29, 2011 Journal of Oral Implantology — The health of the surrounding tissue affects the success of a dental implant. Identifying and reducing risk factors is therefore a key step in the implant process. Now a combination of…

June 3, 2011 News Implantology

A Survey Regarding the Nature and Type of Dental Implant Complications in Private Practices in the Province of Ontario

by ken

In spite of over a decade of avocational goofing around on the Internet, it never ceases to amaze me what you can find as your search for this, that and the other. This link will take you to a Masters…

May 26, 2011 News Trends in Dental Education

CE Diary Connects Dental Professionals with CE Courses

by ken

Online PR News – Queensland, Australia – May 23, 2011 – Great place to live except for the snakes and the spiders. In today’s busy world where Dental Professionals are required to keep abreast of professional developments, there is one…

May 6, 2011 News CAD/CAMElearningImplantologyTrends in Dental Education

Block grafting & CAD CAM based planning for Ideal implant Positions

by ken

From Dentinal Tubules: By Anand Krishnamurthy – 19/03/2011 Dr Krishnamurthy presents a case of implant placement using CAD CAM planning and involving block grafting, before positioning and placing dental implants The initiative with Oral Health and My Dental Hub intends…

April 27, 2011 News Dental industryImplantology

Straumann took an axe,and gave Nobel forty whacks

by ken

2011-12-12 14:23:55

April 12, 2011 News ImplantologyPathology

How to treat a dental implant infection

by ken

Todd Welch writes one of the most informative blogs on the Net……..excellent stuff and the blog looks so KEWL!!! Check this out…………..

April 10, 2011 News Implantology

Biotechnology Institute Files Patent Application for Narrow Dental Implant and Associated Pieces

by ken

Indian Patents NewsApril 9, 2011 New Delhi, April 9 — Spain based Biotechnology Institute I Mas D S.L. filed patent application for narrow dental implant and associated pieces. The inventor is Eduardo Anitua Aldecoa. Biotechnology Institute I Mas D S.L.…