Implants

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  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.…

  Ok I was really reluctant to post this case as its a little controversial.  But what the hell, I’ll post away.  This is a great patient that we did a lot of work on over the past 10 years.  As you can see we have done a few implants on her.  She came in…

    I love having CEREC Guide 2 in my office and as a GP the vast majority of what I do is single unit cases.  Although I never immediately temporize Canines due to the lateral occlusion on it., I love doing immediate placement.  Here we planned for an Interactive mount free implant from Implant…

I have to confess that I have been spreading mis information!  In areas that are tight I’ve always taught my docs that you should use a pilot guide.  Going back and forth with Sicat on this case the technician suggested that rather than just having control of the pilot, they could use a “sleeve in…