A hybrid denture is a full arch of replacement teeth built onto a rigid framework and screwed directly onto dental implants. Despite the name, it… Continue Reading What Is a Hybrid Denture, and How Is It Different From a Regular Denture?
Guided dental implant surgery means the implant is positioned on a computer before it is positioned in your mouth. A 3D CBCT scan of your… Continue Reading What Is Guided Dental Implant Surgery, and How Does It Work?
Bone graft materials fall into four categories: autograft (your own bone), allograft (processed human donor bone from an accredited tissue bank), xenograft (mineral derived from… Continue Reading Autograft, Allograft, Xenograft or Alloplast: Which Bone Graft Material Is Right for You?
Osteoporosis by itself is generally not a contraindication to dental implants. Research commonly finds that implant outcomes in patients with osteoporosis are comparable to those… Continue Reading Can You Get Dental Implants If You Have Osteoporosis?
When a dental implant feels loose, the movement is more often coming from the crown or the abutment screw than from the implant itself. An… Continue Reading Is It the Crown or the Implant? How to Tell Why Your Implant Feels Loose
The difference comes down to one thing: who takes it out. A fixed full-arch bridge is screwed onto your implants and stays in your mouth… Continue Reading Fixed Full-Arch Bridge or Removable Implant Overdenture: How Do You Choose?
A CBCT scan is a three-dimensional X-ray of your jaw, and it shows the things a flat dental X-ray physically cannot: how wide your bone… Continue Reading What Does a CBCT Scan Show Before Dental Implant Surgery?
A sinus lift is a bone grafting procedure that adds height to the upper back jaw by gently raising the membrane that lines the floor… Continue Reading What Is a Sinus Lift, and Why Might You Need One Before Dental Implants?
If you have been told you are not a candidate for dental implants, a second opinion is usually worth getting. Most declines are not a… Continue Reading Told You’re Not a Candidate for Dental Implants? When to Get a Second Opinion in South Florida
