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My intended length was reached, it was just strange because the implant reached the intended length (subcrestal), and at 30ncm torque, but then on the last turn of the wrench it became a spinner. Thats what i didn’t get, i thought maybe i overtorqued and wiped out the threads of the site.

Ok, so I always place my Neodent subcrestal. I was told that leaving the implant in the cortical layer of.bone will cause resorbption. Its important to drill deeper than you intend. It also depends on density. If I were placing a 1st molar in a healed site I would drill to 10 mm with 2.2 drill then drill to a 5.0 at 8mm then place a 5×8. I… Read more

Hey guys just my 2 cents here:

I prefer to go slightly deeper even with a BLT implant (others may classify this as subcrestal) and to obtain this I usually leave an extra 1-1.5mm of space just in case. For example cbct shows 10mm depth available, so I choose an 8 or 8.5mm implant, prep the zone with guide drill to approximately 9-9.5mm, place…

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Hi Ash, as you continue to place more implants you will run into this. Like Ivan said, the reason is because the implant just can’t go lower (even if it’s tapered it needs a bit of osteotomy). I tend to use a 11.5 drill for my 10mm implants as I like them to be a little subcrestal. When this happens just take the implant out, set it aside, drill…

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Thank you Ivan.

Its a bone level tapered, in the posterior mandible (LR6) in a healed socket. No xrays on me. Does overpreparing work with tapered implants? Such that will a 10mm implant get good stability in a 12mm socket (as its tapered).

I think i may have overtorqued, is it possible i may have wiped out the threads in the socket?

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Hello Ash! Thank you for being part of the community. this is the perfect place to seek guidance on this.

The #1 reason I have found that this happens is because the implant hits the bottom of the prep. Especially in harder bone.

To avoid this, I always prep 1.5mm beyond the desired implant length. Can you tell us a bit more bout the case? Any…

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Thank you for providing a video explanation. These are awesome!