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    Jakob posted an update a year ago

    a year ago

    What are your thoughts about splinting two implant crowns at the end of the ridge (18+19)

    is it advisable to splint them or just restore them separately.

    Thanks a bunch for your help

    • To be honest, I think if they can be left individual they should be. This will help facilitate better hygiene access. I splint when I think the implants will require some additional stability or there is limited real estate into which I’m placing the implants. Do you have an x ray?

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    • My preference is definitely to restore individually as it is so much nicer hygienically for the patient, however, in some more rare cases where I have narrow platform and very short implants in a posterior area such as first and second molar sites as well as very soft bone then I would prefer to be more cautious and splint those implants in…

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    Jakob posted an update a year ago

    a year ago

    About to do my first removal of a cemented implant crown (just the crown, the implant itself is fine).

    It’s a bone level implant with a cemented metall-ceramic crown on top. Do you have any recommendations/tips how to proceed?

    Thank a bunch in advance

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      Jakob posted an update a year ago

      a year ago

      Hey there,

      I’m just starting with my Implant Surgery journey and am wondering if there are some more resources on how to do a “custom” healing abutment.

      I’m currently going through “Implant Surgery 101” but the technique with a ring of flow in conjunction with a temporary abutment is not explained in the video course (if I’m not mistaken,…

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