I treat a lot of overdenture patients and, ultimately over time, start seeing a lot of the patients for recall appointments down the road. How do we take care of our long-term Zest Dental Solutions LOCATOR and other attachment system overdentures?As a general rule, after delivery of the …
Implant Overdentures
Case Report: Guided Surgery Technique to Make a Challenging Edentulous Case Predictable
Guided surgery for dental implantology is something that I am a big fan of, especially when using it in places where there's challenging existing structures, immediate placement, creative bone positions, or one needs to be creative with prosthetics. The last one is key for me, as guided surgery has …
Implant Overdentures: To Frame or Not To Frame? “That is The Question!”
I teach a lot of implant overdenture treatment and therapy. It's not only a huge part of my practice, it's a topic that I have extensively researched, published, and helped spread the word to clinicians around the world in both in-person and online.One question I get almost universally is, …
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Intraoral Scanning Partials Using the LOCATOR Scan Body
I am obsessed with two things - implant overdentures and digital dentistry. There's something about how happy patients are with overdentures and removable partial dentures with implant retention! Then, to be able to combine digital dentistry and intraoral scanning with overdenture type cases, it's …
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“Fix My Loose LOCATOR Denture!” – Handling Emergencies via Teledentistry
Dental emergencies don't go away in a COVID-19 world... in fact, some consider emergencies involving teeth to be their most fearful events! In a recent interview with reporter Maureen Dowd of the New York Times, Larry David, the creator of TV shows "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" fame, was …
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