Osseointegration (from Latin osseus “bony” and integrare “to make whole”) is the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant. A more recent definition (by Schroeder et al.) defines osseointegration as “functional ankylosis (bone adherence)”, where new bone is laid down directly on the implant surface and […]
The History of Mouthwash
Mouthwash has been used throughout the world for centuries, perhaps as long as man was able to rinse and spit. Hippocrates recommended rinsing with a mixture of salt, alum and vinegar. Others in roman times used mixtures of herbes such as thyme as antiseptics. Dentistry as a profession has always recommended rinsing with various […]
Dental Implant Material and Design
The glorious past and the road to a tremendous future. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICAL ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY, Winter 2015
Your cases don’t look like the ones on the podium! Why?
Throughout my dental career I have been taking CE. I’m a CE junkie! I have taken nearly everything out there. Early in this voyage I saw amazing cases on the podium, things I thought were clinical excellence and quite impossible to accomplish. I would be in awe looking at the photography and clinical skill needed […]
Dental photography, why is it so important for personal and practice growth?
The intraoral camera was a big deal 15 years ago as it allowed patients to see inside their mouths during a hygiene visit. This was a game changer as we were able to show patients a broken amalgam on a posterior tooth and then the tarter hiding behind their mandibular incisors. They were amazed to […]
How to get the dream team?
Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team. -John C. Maxwell As dentists we all learn that the dental team makes or breaks a practice. If you don’t realize this early in your career then you are in for many years […]
Are ceramic implants really better than titanium implants?
There was a time when a three unit bridge was the most accepted replacement for a missing tooth. Few would disagree that an implant retained crown is today routinely the preferred method of replacing missing teeth. In the last few years the popularity of ceramic dental implants has risen. In fact nearly every major manufacturer […]
My patients don’t ask me about ceramic implants! Why do yours?
I have been placing ceramic implants for nearly 10 years. At the beginning patients were not asking me for ceramic implants, in fact at the beginning of my implant career I didn’t even know that anything but titanium osseointegrated. I started placing the ceramic implants because I saw something that could help me in avoiding […]
What is crestal bone loss, why does it happen, can we do anything to reduce it?
Crestal bone is the bone that lies around the crestal portion of an implant. It is the bone that is at the interface of the implant and the soft tissue and thus the bone that is the closest to the oral cavity. The crestal bone is typically a cortical hard bone and it is thinner […]
How to grow your implant practice during these difficult times?
The global pandemic has affected nearly every single industry. Government lockdowns in an effort to protect those most vulnerable have caused great damage to small businesses all over. General dental practices have seen overall declines in production and profitability because of increased costs of new safety measures, the fear of the dental office from patients […]