Immediate Dental Implant, Rocklin, CA
August 9th, 2011
Myths about Dental Implants
August 3rd, 2011Recent Implants placed in our Office
July 6th, 2011
This was done with a zirconia abutment, which is white so there will be no “metal showing” even if the gum receeds. Which will probably not happen because this was such a thick gingival biotype.
Bridge Replacement
Bridge was sectioned, the patient healed for 6 months and after about a year has come back desiring teeth in that area. I explained that we could do implants. Below are the placed implants and the CT scan workup for this site.
Patient had a front tooth that jetted out and didn’t want to re-trude it with an appliance.
We placed an immediate implant. This is where we can take out the tooth atraumatically and place the implant in the extraction site. We then place a bone graft and a collagen membrane and suture the flap closed.
- immediate Implant front tooth.
Lower Left Implant Placed where patient was missing a tooth.
A CT Scan should always be taken prior to implants to give the surgeon forsight in to the vital structures such as nerves and blood vessels.
Tissue Level Straumann SLA implant 4.8mm diameter was placed in the area of #18.
Options for Replacing Teeth
June 25th, 2010There are several reasons why a patient may decided to have dental implants to replace missing teeth. Most common are:
1. Advanced Periodontal Disease: where many teeth are loose and there is insufficient bone support for these teeth.
2. Gross Caries to Bone Level: When teeth are decayed all the way to the bone and there is no way the teeth can be saved.
3. Large Root Abscesses: The tips of the roots of teeth in bone have been abscess and infected for so long that large bone loss has occurred and it is necessary to extract the teeth.
4. Dentures do not fit well or have poor suction etc.
5. Patient does not like dentures and wants something that is non-removable or fixed.
Options to Replace Multiple Missing Teeth
Implant-Assisted Prosthesis
Locator Abutments
Bar and Clips
Implant-Supported Prosthesis
Fixed Hybrid Denture
Fixed Implant Bridge
Cone Beam Computerized Tomography
June 4th, 2010
What is Cone Beam Computerized Tomography (CT)
Similar to a hospital CT scan, a cone beam CT takes a 3 Dimensional image of bones and hard skeletal structures such as teeth. Essentially its a 3D X-ray.
This is a relevant and important topic for implant dentistry today. When a patient desires a dental implant, there are important considerations in the planning of where the surgeon will place that implant in solid bone.
A 3D X-ray such as a Cone Beam CT will allow for the surgeon to visualize in 3 Dimensional space where they can exactly place the implant. This is extremely important because it allows them to avoid vital structures such as nerves and blood vessels. Also, it helps them to plan for possible grafting necessary when the bone is insufficient to place an implant.
The Cone Beam CT is an excellent diagnostic tool which will enable your surgeon to avoid any complications or pitfalls in your surgery, before he goes into surgery.
The American Dental Associate and California Dental Associate both recommend a Cone Beam CT be taken before any dental implant is placed.
Below you can view the capability of this machine, and some of the 3D models it can produce. 
