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.
Covid-19 has influenced and will affect both the private and working lives of many of us. From a working point of view, we have to develop new protocols for patient management, disinfection and operator protection.
Mini implants are in all respects implants, but with a small diameter, not exceeding 3 mm. They are produced in a titanium alloy, which is classified as grade 5, and has excellent mechanical properties.
There is no phase 1 or phase 2, there is a behavior and approach which we’ll respect in the office in the couple of years coming. Let’s start with the scheduling of the appointment of the patient: the receptionist is asking the patient about sicknesses, illnesses, cough, fever, smell alterations.
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.
by Dr. Nikos MARDAS, Dr. Christos TSAMIS, Dr. Nikolaos Tatarakis.
In the following webinar, Doctor Henriette Lerner invites us on a journey in contemporary implant dentistry through the examination of its parameters in association with an innovative implant system, that is the EL Line designed by C-Tech Implant.
In this webinar Doctor Henriette Lerner talks about the advantages of the guided surgery, the parameters of aesthetics in implantology and their application in the digital workflow.
When it comes to digital implant planning, the questions to ask are the following: what is the workflow used by the guided surgery experts, what are the tricks and tips for obtaining the best results, how can mistakes be reduced or avoided?
The evolution of digital dentistry and the development of a digital workflow has concentrated on digital planning with the use of Cone Beam CT scanning as well as using digital restorative tools to combine DICOM (Digital Imaging Communication in Medicine) and .stl (stereolithography) files to virtually plan, place and restore implants before using this plan to treat patients.
The use of Cone Beam Computerised Tomography (CBCT) scanning is becoming more commonplace in today’s implant dentistry.
