Nerve-Repositioning for Lower Dental Implants

September 14, 2021July 8, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

Nerve-Repositioning or “Nerve Lateralization” is reserved for the rarest of cases, but is extremely useful in the right situation. This is a procedure that I perform.

It is only done to replace the lower back teeth with a very unique situation. You may need this procedure if the bone is not “tall” enough to have an implant. There also needs to be a lack of space from in-between you top and bottom teeth

Lower Back teeth with implants healing:

Here is a picture of a patient with a lot of space between the bottom and top teeth:

This space can be built back with bone with some difficulty.

This is a picture of a patient that has very little space:

It is more desirable to have less space, which means you have more bone.

A CT scan is required for this procedure. Below are some example images.

The orange line in this image is where the nerve is. You don’t want the

Piezosurgery for Dental Implants and Bone Grafting

July 5, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

Piezosurgery® is an exciting modality that enables me to cut bone without harming soft tissues. It is amazing. I have used it for 3 years now and it is just incredible. It can cut bone, but it can't cut skin, gums, nerves, etc! Unbelievable, but true. Piezosurgery utilizes high frequency ultrasonic vibrations—which allow the bone … Read more

Video – Sinus Lift Bone Graft for Dental Implants

June 29, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

Sinus lift bone grafts are done when you need dental implants for your upper back teeth, but don't have enough bone. The procedure has been done since the mid 1970's. I was personally trained by the inventor of this procedure, Dr. Hilt Tatum This video is intended to give you some insight to why and … Read more

Digital X-rays During the Placement of Dental Implants

June 25, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

I was at a dental meeting recently at USC Dental School with about 200 dentists that place dental implants. The topic of x-rays during implant surgery came up…and I could not believe what I heard.

Some background information:
When placing an implant into the jawbone, it is necessary to take x-rays in between steps. This allows me to guide the implant into an ideal location, which is extremely important. Furthermore, taking x-rays during dental implant surgery allows me to see how deep I am. The vital nerves, arteries, sinuses and bone depressions are at the deepest part of bone, so taking multiple x-rays adds safety and predictability to the procedure. It does add time to the procedure, but does not increase your cost.

Here is an example of the process that I do for my patients to ensure good outcomes (follow the series of x-rays until the center implant is placed):

The postion of the implant is checked and re-checked…perfect!

What I could not believe was the majority of the other dentists in attendance do not take x-rays along the way!!!!!!!!

The top two reasons were:

Two Lower Front Teeth Dental Implants

June 19, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

One Piece dental implants for lower front teeth

Here is a case that was just completed today! (refer to date on post) His lower front teeth were not savable and needed to be extracted. They were replaced with two dental implants and crowns. Pink porcelain was used to replicate the missing gum tissue and make the gum-line look more natural and easier to clean. … Read more

Bone Grafting For Dental Implants…Where Do You Get the Bone?

June 16, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

When you lose a tooth, you lose bone with it. Rebuilding the bone for dental implants is very common. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of information made available to patients about where the bone comes from. In this video, I will describe bone material options such as human, cow (bovine), your own bone and … Read more

Wow! A Patient Wrote This!

June 16, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

I have always been afraid of the dentist. Dental offices that I have gone to in the past where very mean and were very discouraging when it can to the condition of my teeth. At Dr. Amin's office they are very educational and help me have a positive attitude about my teeth and encourage me to … Read more

I Didn’t Know There Are Different Types of Dentures!

June 12, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

Many times when someone is missing all of their teeth, they want to know whether to start with the upper or the lower. The usual complaint is the lower jaw. Often times I use dental implants to replace just the lower teeth, and some type of denture for the upper teeth.

Of course, there are those that want or need dental implants for both the upper and lower. Sometimes the denture is just used as “transition teeth” while we wait for the dental implants, bone grafts, or extractions to heal.

Conventional Dentures

One of the first types of dentures is the conventional, or full denture. These dentures are made for patients who have already missing all of their teeth in one or both jaws. Conventional dentures rely on suction to keep them in place and require as much surface area as possible in order to remain stable.
They also have the tendency to make some patients

Don’t Wait Too Long To Extract A Bad Tooth!

June 5, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

The absolute worst thing you can do is wait to pull a bad tooth. Many times a really bad tooth is painful, but then it gets better! You know and have been told that it needs to be extracted but you decide to wait because the pain is gone…for now. In the old days, "keep … Read more

How Many Dental Implants Do I Need Under My Denture?

June 1, 2009 by Ramsey Amin

Bar connecting 4 implants for an overdenture

In this post I am specifically talking about overdentures, not fixed implant bridges. Most commonly, a lower denture is supported with two to four implants underneath it. The more implants you have the more stable the denture is. If I gave you a stool with two legs, could your sit on it? Yes you could! … Read more