The “metal-free” trend has long been apparent starting with crowns and bridge prosthesis and by extension is also now evident in implantology, Titanium implants are subject bio corrosion, especially in the presence of lipopolysaccharides from bacterial walls and that titanium particles have been found in the peri-Implantary hard and soft tissues.
Category Archives: Case Presentation
Dental fear and anxiety are constant worldwide. The dental fear, pain and anxiety have a direct impact on the dental health of the odontophobia patient. The majority of patients with dental fear had a traumatic experience during childhood.
Watch the Dental Implant Placement performed by one of the founders of modern dental implants, Dr. Jack Hahn
A 40-year-old patient presented with a tooth 21 that was not worth preserving in our jaw surgery practice before..
Cool series showing how Dr. Ryan Jones, and his team at Nashville Restorative Dentistry, uses technology to improve clinical predictability and the patient experience.
Reversible screwed ZERAMEX® P6 implants in the aesthetic anterior region – Sites # 12 & 22 presented by Dr. Jens Tartsch
ZERAMEX® P6
implants in the aesthetic anterior region
– Immediate placement: Site # 11 | Presented by Prof. Dr. med. dent. Michael Stiller & Dr. Barbara Peleska
ZERAMEX® XT – Immediate Placement: site # 21 | Case presented by Prof. Dr. med. dent. Michael Stiller & Dr. Barbara Peleska
The clinical situation presented here is one where metal sensitivity was a concern and although the patient never experienced dental implants in the past, there was concern on his part in having metal alloy implants in his jaws. This is an increasing trend among patients requesting alternative and non-invasive treatment modalities in all areas of health care.
The 72-year-old patient has been treated with seven titanium Straumann implants and a double-sided sinus lift in the upper jaw over 20 years ago. The two implants on 24 and 25 had to be removed due to severe peri-implantitis and bone resorption. The patient wanted to know, whether a further implant soluton is possible.