Posted June 15, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I don’t do my own sinus lifts and this is a perfect case as to why I don’t. Patient wanted 2 and 15 implants and just did not have the bone for it, so I sent him out to a very very accomplished surgeon for bilateral lifts. Should be pretty straightforward right? The right…
Posted June 14, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here is a great straight forward case in which we used the “automatic placement” function in Galileos that placed the implant in the center of the proposed restoration, just where we want it! Lots of bone and attached tissue, socket graft about 3 months ago/ After designing the SSI file, we incorporated it into Galileos.…
Posted June 7, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I know all this blood, extractions, and spinning out undifferentiated cells is totally weirding out Todd, but hey its my lot in life! Yet another case, #15 obviously not restorable. Got a couple questions about centrifuges. DO NOT DO WHAT I DID! I just went on Ebay and for $200 I got a centrifuge set…
Posted June 6, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here is yet another DFDBA/A-PRF socket graft case. A-PRF (Platelet Rich Fibrin) is such a great adjust to an already great thing to do for your patients, socket grafting. As I stated two cases ago, if you are not socket grafting you are really doing a disservice to your patients. You can get a longer…
Posted June 3, 2016
By Todd Ehrlich
We came up with an awesome CEREC assistant course! No docs allowed! This gives the assistants an opportunity to learn on their terms and discuss how they can be “CEREC Aces” when it comes to making their digital restorations! Our next course of CEREC Aces is a modified version at SiroWorld! Go HERE…
Posted June 1, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I think anyone that knows me knows that I do a lot of my own ends in my practice. Some people hate endo, but I don’t. I love getting patients out of pain and having a solution for them. Here is a case that came in this AM. Now if you follow my posts you…
Posted May 31, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
If you aren’t doing socket grafting and or A-PRF in your office, whats wrong with you? You can lose up to 40% bone height and definitely in the anterior lose your buccal plate. Here is a super simple case where we extracted some root tips and combined Implant Direct’s DirecGen DFDBA mixed cortical and cancellous…
Posted May 24, 2016
By Bill Claytor, DDS
Isolation, Depression, Burnout, and Addiction In my previous articles, I identified isolation as a major enemy of dentistry. Dental professionals know how privileged and fortunate we are to work in such a great profession, yet most of us still work in solo practice. But the dental environment is changing. Group and corporate dental practices…
Posted May 12, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
A very common question I get asked is “Do I need to extract the tooth first before making a CEREC Guide for an Immediate Case?” And again, I have been spreading misinformation! I have been advising extracting first then imaging, well you know with Omnica that if there is a ton of bleeding the CEREC…
Posted May 12, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I must be losing it but I can’t find the surgical pictures on this case. This was done free hand as I was out of CEREC Guide 2 blocks and just seemed a shame to pay the big bucks for a single unit Digital guide. Treatment planned a 5.2 by 10 mm Legacy Implant.…
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