Dental Implants
HSIC Henry Schein Named Exclusive Distributor for Dentatus Narrow Body Implants
Henry Schein, Inc., a distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, and Dentatus, a designer and manufacturer of precision high-tech dental products, announced a five-year agreement establishing Henry Schein as the exclusive distributor of the Dentatus Atlas narrow body implant system in North America, Australia and New Zealand.
The company said that through this [...]
Immediate Implants After the Removal of Maxillary Impacted Canines: A Clinical Series of Nine Patients
When impacted maxillary canines are not amenable to orthodontic traction or reimplantation, extraction is the only solution available, followed by the option of implant placement. The aim of this study was to present a surgical technique that allows placement of immediate implants following extraction of impacted maxillary canines.
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Simulation Helps Students Learn Dental Implant Procedures
ScienceDaily June 11, 2009 — A realistic computer game will soon be used to help dental students worldwide learn and reinforce dental implant procedures. The Virtual Dental Implant Training Simulation Program is designed to help students in diagnostics, decision making and treatment protocols. It was designed by Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry faculty [...]
Building Smiles with Stem Cells
People are calling it a medical breakthrough. It’s another option for those suffering from gum disease.
“We put the stem cells in these sockets,” he said pointing out a mold of a mouth. “Then we’ll cover it and put it to sleep with a membrane.” He’s just one of 17 doctors doing so. The cells come [...]
Save Your Teeth From Being Shaved Off
As we age, some of us will lose teeth due to disease, injury, or simple daily wear. Traditionally, when a tooth was lost, the only fixed non-removable option for its replacement was a dental bridge. Bridges are constructed of metal sub-frames with tooth-colored porcelain applied to approximate the natural color of your existing teeth. [...]
Hemisected molars display more complications than those replaced with implants
When the back teeth of the lower jaw, the mandibular molars, are periodontally involved, treatment decisions include hemisection of the molar and extraction of the tooth, replacing it with an implant.
A study in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Oral Implantology evaluates long-term outcomes of these two treatment options in a private practice [...]
Dental Implants
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that a dentist places into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental implants are an ideal option for people in good general oral health who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, an injury, or some other reason.
While high-tech in nature, [...]
Chinese Dental Implant Market Promises Strong Growth
As private clinics open up all over China, more patients will receive dental work, according to Millennium Research Group
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ — According to Millennium Research Group’s (MRG’s) Chinese Markets for Dental Implants 2009 report, new private dental clinics are continuing to emerge in response to increasing demand for dental care from China’s [...]
Osseointegration and Dental Implants
Osseointegration and Dental Implants offers a comprehensive guide to the state of the art of implant dentistry. Based around the proceedings of the Toronto Osseointegration Conference Revisited, it gathers together information on all aspects of dental implants and osseointegration, from basic scientific background, such as the biology of osseointegration and the biomechanics of implant surface [...]
