Dental implants are the ideal choice for the replacement of missing teeth for many reasons and although they are visually indistinguishable from natural teeth, they…

Dental implants are made of commercially pure titanium or titanium alloy and are generally quite strong. However, they can fracture if placed under excessive load.…

Knowledge, expertise, and experience matters in everything we want to do at mastery level. Dentistry and dental implants are certainly no exception. But how does…

No one looks forward to surgery, but with today’s technology, we are witnessing a revolution in minimally-invasive procedures in both medical and dental surgery. Minimally-invasive…

While there are no scientific documentation or evidence on allergies to dental implants, some patients have expressed atypical symptoms following their placement. These atypical symptoms…

During wisdom teeth extraction, bone grafting may be indicated if there is significant bone loss due to infection, cysts, gum disease, or proximity of the…

Dental implant complications are no mystery! A patient presented to us about 8 months after her dentist placed multiple upper dental implants to replace her…

One of the most common complications in implant dentistry is receding or very thin gum tissue which results in both aesthetic and functional problems. It…

In 2011, I wrote a blog on 7 habits of highly skilled implant restorative dentists. With great advances in dental technology, I am adding one…

Many dentists around the country seldom or never recommend CBCT (cone beam CT scan) before dental implant treatments. There is a continuing debate between the…