In this case, the patient has a genesis of the two upper lateral incisors. Check out this Clinical case by Dr Henriette Lerner!
In this case, it is necessary to use all the digital tools available – detection of joint movements … Check out this Clinical case by Dr Henriette Lerner!
In this case it is shown how it is still possible to work in guided surgery and consequently perform bone grafts where necessary. … Check out this Clinical case by Dr Henriette Lerner!
A 57-year-old woman presented to a private practice with the chief complaint being “I’m self-conscious about the appearance of my teeth. Also, I’ve lost most of my teeth and I cannot eat well because of that”.
A 30-year-old man presented to a private practice with the chief complaint being “I want to replace the teeth that are missing on my upper jaw”.
A 74-year-old woman presented to a private practice with the chief complaint being that she did not want to use dentures anymore and have more comfort and better appearance. The clinical and radiographic examination revealed the absence of all teeth except the two upper canines (Fig 1-4).
The patient is a 52-year-old male with no medical history. Chronic periodontitis is stabilized. Former smoker who quit following periodontal treatment.
Case description: 5 implants in the maxilla and post-extraction element 26 with root ossification. Patient with serious aversion for traditional implant surgery. The first success was to persuade her towards guided surgery, with documentation of previous cases.
Conventional mini implant surgery in the edentulous mandible is in most cases, a very quick and minimal invasive procedure. The implants are usually placed trans gingivally and if initial primary stability is achieved then they can be loaded immediately following the surgery.
Modern dentistry depends on comprehensive diagnostics and careful planning to achieve the desired result and meet the expectations of both the patient and the dentist.
Digital planning and guided surgery based on three-dimensional X-ray data and digitized intraoral recording are of great help.
Patient is a 56 years old male without a previous medical history. Tooth # 36 has been missing for several year. Despite a satisfactory bone height on the panoramic, the CBCT reveals a thin bone at the level of the crest which does not allow the available height to be exploited.
The 55 years old female patient has a lack of prior medical history and is a non-smoker. There is a fracture under the crown of #12 with infection and vestibular fistula for which a temporary extraction with a valplast for 3 months is performed.
Limited quantity of mandibular bone, in fact the mandibular nerve runs along the edge of the bony crest from the mental foramen. It was impossible to place posteriorly without a complex graft with displacement of the mandibular nerve.
We dentists have an advantage, that is our hygiene protocols are adequate and safe; the only real news is this bad virus, Covid-19. We have thus equipped ourselves with systems for air sanitization and aerosol control.
Dr. Fabio Lo Meo
