Did your root-canaled front tooth break off, or is your tooth cracked? If you have to lose a front tooth, one of the biggest mistakes is removing the tooth without placing an implant at the same time. A lot of people are told to remove the tooth, do a bone graft, and come back months later for … Read more
Pterygoid implants are often used along with zygomatic or other implants (to learn more about this particular type of implant, visit my webpage here). They can be extremely useful to allow you to get teeth quickly and safely for the upper jaw “all on 4/6 dental implants.” These are very specialized implants that are only … Read more
Learn about the process for full mouth dental implants (All on 4)
UPDATED JUNE 2024 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 … Read more
(updated October 2024) Zygomatic and pterygoid implants can look a little bit intimidating. They are quite long and go into different parts of the skull to anchor full mouth dental implants. Is the Zygomatic Dental Implant Near the Eye? Often I am asked how close to the eye is a zygomatic implant? This short video … Read more
(updated October 2024) What does a dental implant look like the next day? What will you look like the next day after dental implant surgery? Will you be really swollen? Are the temporary teeth nice? That depends. Allow me to take you through a case example of full mouth dental implants (All on 4, … Read more
(updated February 2025) This patient had a very nice dental reconstruction with many crowns. In fact I treated this patient about 8+ years ago. His lower incisors were jeopardized prior to me treating him as they were really weak, but he wanted to save them with regular crowns. One of them broke off level top … Read more
The premolar teeth often fracture when they have a root canal. This is because they have dip in the root really high up that we call a furcation and sometimes really steep cusps. Implant Replacement Same Day In my practice in Burbank, California, this particular upper tooth that lies behind the canine is most often … Read more
Pterygoid implants are a specialty type of implant that is placed in the upper molar region. They require special training to place because there are inherent risks but there can be tremendous advantage for a patient that is missing all of their upper teeth or losing all of their upper teeth!! WHERE DOES A PTERYGOID … Read more
Dental implants should be spread out from each other when replacing a full mouth or full arch. Just like the legs of a chair, the farther they are spread out the better stability. In implant dentistry this is called “AP spread” which means anterior/posterior spread. Just as important as the number of implants is the … Read more
A failing root canal caused this. The root canal was leaking and not done so well to begin with. This is a lower second molar #18. The opposite side would be tooth #31. This is typically the last molar in the mouth on the bottom jaw. Diagnosis: #18 molar pain when biting, crown loose, … Read more
This video shows a an entire case from start to finish in about 90 seconds. It is a prettau zirconia dental implant bridge with one zygomatic implant. Follow along and read the captions. There was only ONE surgery. Patient was only without teeth for a few hours. The temporary and prototype allows me to work … Read more
These are some of the realities of how long dental implants take to complete. This video is worth your time! It can take anywhere from one day with immediate loaded teeth all the way to 2 years. This video reviews the rationale for when you can go fast and when it needs to go slow. … Read more
Dental implants can require some time to heal before they become integrated to your jawbone. Teeth can be made on the implants on the same day that the implant is placed, or a few months later. It is quite variable. Having a bone graft may or may not prolong that time. This video taken at … Read more
