Smoking, Vaping, Marijuana and Dental Implants (video & text)

person holding a cigarette

Smoking has a negative effect on dental implants and bone grafting procedures. You can either smoke or you can have teeth, but you cannot have both! Smoking anything of any kind has a negative effect on dental implant procedures. The nicotine constricts the blood vessels leading to poor healing and much higher incidence of infection … Read more

Alcohol and Dental Implants: What You Need to Know (video)

alcohol - mixed drink

The topic today is alcohol and dental implants. There’s a great majority of people who drink alcohol. Some do it in moderation. Some do it very heavily. It’s going to affect your dental implant surgery, for sure. Let’s talk about how alcohol affects it. Alcohol consumption increases the risks of dental implant and bone grafting postoperative complications…always. … Read more

All-On-4 Dental Implant Problems And Complications

dental implants by Burbank Dental Implants: Ramsey Amin DDS

(updated January 2024) The all on 4 dental implant full mouth solution is not without problems. In fact, many patients come to me to fix all-on-4 dental implant problems and remove failed implants. It is a major decision to have this treatment done.  In very skilled hands, this procedure has a very high success rate.  There … Read more

Gap/Space Under My Implant Bridge

Gap Space Under Bridge

A gap or space can develop under a dental implant bridge or even a bridge with natural teeth. The focus of this post will be on implant bridges, especially immediate “all on X”/”all on 4″/”all on 6” dental implant procedures for the full arch replacement. This most commonly occurs on an ALL ON 4/full mouth … Read more

Screwed In Bridge Instead Of Overdenture

Old overdenture

This patient had a lower left overdenture instead of a fixed screwed in bridge for many years which she did not like. The overdenture is not a real bridge. It has a removable denture that snaps in and out of the implants. Implant bridge Using Old Implants What’s unique about this case is that the … Read more

Why Do Dental Implants Fail?

Why do dental implants fail? Video

About 30% of my practice is treating failing implants, removing them, rescuing them. Let’s talk about why, and why did your implant fail or why do they hurt?  There is no one reason why dental implants fail. Reasons can range from anatomical – not enough bone or gums – to problems with the bite and … Read more

Gum Graft/Transplant for Dental Implants… Is It Necessary?

Receding gum on dental implant

Gum Graft/Transplant for Dental Implants… Is It Necessary? IT IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO SUCCESS! When talking about dental implants most people focus on the bone alone. The bone sets the tone, but the (gum) tissue is the issue. I get 100s of questions asking if a gum graft should be done at the … Read more