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This short video describes the three simple steps in CT-guided dental implant planning, surgery, and restoration. This technology allows the surgeon and the restorative dentist replace missing teeth with dental implants accurately, safely, and with optimal functional and cosmetic results.

Sean shares his experience about loss of his upper two front teeth during a sports accident and how immediate implant placement restored his teeth, smile, and bite.

Have you been given conflicting information about dental implants? Do you know who is the right dentist for implant treatment? Do you think you are too old for implants or you lack enough bone? Many patients have been misinformed about dental implants, its benefits, success, overall experience, and risks. This podcast discusses common misconceptions and the truth about dental implants.

Wisdom teeth, whether impacted or not, are frequent causes of pathology and recommendations for early removal has been well documented in the literature and again most recently by a special task force from AAOMS. What is most alarming is that problems occur even in patients with no symptoms or with non-impacted wisdom teeth. This podcast reviews the report by AAOMS task force and other key information to help patients and dentists make better decisions.

In the third part of this series, Dr. Prestipino shares another patient where detailed planning and attention was needed to achieve an aesthetic result where replacing missing teeth in the upper front area of the mouth.

This is the second part of the series discussing principles for success of implants in the smile zone. In this part, Dr. Prestipino shares example of a patient who required implant replacement of her front teeth.

Dental implants are great solutions for teeth replacement, however when performed in the smile zone, they require detailed planning, careful techniques, and coordinated effort between the expert clinicians. This podcast discusses 5 key principles for achieving predictable success with dental implants in the aesthetic zone. Also, our guest expert, Dr. Vincent Prestipino demonstrates these crucial principles by presenting two patients.

Many current advertisements promise patients same day immediate dental implants and teeth, offering to replace decayed, infected, or missing teeth with implants and even deliver teeth, all on the same day. While this is a possible treatment option, it is not for everyone. There are a number of limitations and the success depends on proper patient selection, diagnosis, and communication between the surgeon and the restoring dentist. This video discusses immediate implants and immediate teeth and when they may be considered and when they should be avoided.