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A seemingly long time ago [in a galaxy far, far away], the rage in dentistry was the use of special attachments cemented into residual roots to help retain and support an denture or partial. It was an exciting time, a pioneering time, and one that we have seemingly forgotten about in our dental …
[Read more...] about Root Resurgence – LOCATOR Root is Back!
One question I get asked often is... "How thick of a denture do I need to have for an overdenture case?" Excellent question, let's talk about it when looking at a common clinical challenge I see.Question: how many of you have experienced the dreaded cracked overdenture?Answer: Many of …
Practicing in rural California I am consistently approached by patients in my practice who state, "Doctor, that permanent option sounds great but I just don't have the money for something that fancy."This often comes up during treatment planning discussion and case review and I totally get it. …
[Read more...] about How to Design & Make Affordable Full-Arch Fixed Cases… In Just One Visit!
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 …
There's a lot of excitement out there about direct imaging of edentulous patients using intraoral scanning, much of the excitement is for good reasons! Intraoral scanning of edentuous ridges is the closest we can get to for truly mucostatic impressions and is really cool for both patient and …
