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    Since she’s paused her Prolia, it’s generally a good idea to remove the tooth soon after that to avoid complications. But definitely recommend checking in with her managing physician to make sure everyone’s on the same page about timing and any other precautions. This way, we can ensure a smooth process for her!

    Jonathan
  • Reply to Vertical grafting or not?

    When I look at this case, you have enough bone to secure your implant. Regarding the vertical deficiency, I wouldn’t be too concerned as long as the Implant prosthesis has enough tissue support. If it doesn’t, I would consider a connective tissue graft and custom healing abutment.

    Lori
  • Prolia and medical hx

    I have a 76y.o. female patient who is currently on prolia, actemra and prednisone for a year or so. She was dx with giant cell arteritis this past year which prompted her to be on these meds. She needs an extraction of #19. She has had implants in the past so she is interested in an implant to replace this tooth. Conveniently enough,…

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  • Vertical grafting or not?

    Hi,

    I’m planning for #30 implant (5×8.5mm virtually planned here). My concern is there is a vertical bone deficiency (about 3.62mm depression compared to the adjacent bone peaks) and that without vertical augmentation, the implant appears to be too submerged…which also appears to lead to a greater than ideal distance from the gingiva to the…

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  • Socket preservation Question. Had a trauma case for intruded #9 as part of 4 unit bridge. I extracted it and i had difficulty relieving palatal tissue to tuck the membrane. And there was no buccal shelf. He had extremely deep vault with very thick vissuen The socket apex felt like it was near his nose do i ended up placing collagen plug in…

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  • Practice question— does anyone have a partner or work in a group practice? I might be buying into one and id love any advice on how to handle partner dynamics!

    • 👋 Is there a specific aspect of partnerships you have a question regarding?

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    • I prefer being the boss and not having a partner. Make the decisions yourself, keep all the profit. If experience is what you need good consultants can help and don’t take away from your equity.

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    • Merry Christmas everyone!!

      Sometimes, patience is the best treatment plan.

      As much as I love placing implants right after an extraction, sometimes biology needs a little time to work its magic. Here’s a case of an anterior tooth extraction where we decided to graft and wait rather than placing an implant immediately. Why? Because sometimes the…

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      • What about the case made you leery to do an immediate? What membrane did you use? Did the site require sutures? Thx

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      • I love that. Patience is the most difficult skill to master tho! haha

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      • Merry Christmas Ivan, and have a Happy implant ninja New Year

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        • Hey there @drgene1 Thanks man! I was out sick for a little while! Seems like everyone was taken out by a crazy flu this year. I’m back at it now. I hope you had a nice time with your loved ones!

        • I understand that we have to place the implants in the ant. areas ideally at the cingulum area, is that the same you do for the Mandibular anterior as well? i am wondering since the upper & lower Ant have limited bone availability & we have to place them in a projection angle that gives screw access on the palatal (of course there those…

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          • For mandibular anterior implants, I try to also place them at the cingulum area with a slight lingual tilt to optimize screw access and functional loading. Just look at your pre-op CBCT to avoid the lingual concavity. Sometimes this is difficult though, so I place them wherever there is more bone stability. I prefer to do screw retained, even…

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            • So I agree that we all want screw retained crowns. In the end we have to place the implant where the bone so not all cases are ideal

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            • Hi

              i was wondering if you can tell me where you buy your angled abutments & locators (as you mentioned for $30-40), Also the non engaging abutments are the same as temp cylinders or any specific ones that non engages for implant Bridges or fixed all on x, where to buy to purchase them?

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