Immediate Implant Bridge Lower Jaw Front Teeth

Implant scan bodies

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 the gum necessitating … Read more

Socket Shield for Dental Implants- What Should You Know?

Ramsey Amin video Antibiotics for a Tooth Infection, Dental Implant, Bone Graft… Do I Need Them?

“Socket shield” for dental implants is a hot topic. It’s part of a greater group of procedures called “partial extraction therapy.” Basically part of your tooth is kept rather than extracting your entire tooth!! It may sound weird to you to keep part of a tooth that is getting extracted, but it has its merits. … Read more

Lower Front Tooth Implants

lower incisor broken

Lower front teeth can be complex implants.  Many dentists only focus on the upper front implants and there is not much talked about lower incisor immediate implants.  They are usually complicated because the space is very tight.  Natural lower teeth are very skinny and oftentimes people have crowding and or periodontal gum disease of these … Read more

Apicoectomy Failure – Burbank Dental Implants Success Video Testimonial

Center front dental implant

Apicoectomy root canal procedures can and do fail leaving a bone defect. This bone defect can become problematic when having a dental implant. Even though a root canal and an apicoectomy can “save” a tooth, sometimes they are still lost.  My patient came to my dental implant office in Burbank after realizing that her front tooth could not … Read more

Keeping a Space Between Front Teeth –Bridge vs. Dental Implants

Gap between upper center front teeth

Many patients I have met over the years in my Burbank, California office have spaces or “gaps” between their front teeth that they like and WANT to keep.  Madonna and David Letterman have a space between their front center teeth.  It is part of their character and I doubt they would want to close it … Read more

Immediate Front Tooth Dental Implant Example -(Difficult Case)

Front center implant tooth #9

***If you cant see the pictures in your reader, click the link to see this case series*** Here is a great example of a front tooth dental implant with gum shaping. Follow along: My patient from Burbank, California had a "dead" yellow tooth in the front.  It started to twist and move also. The x-ray … Read more

Front Tooth Bone Loss and Dental Implant Replacement

Smile picture

These x-rays tell the story: Her original two front teeth were in bad shape and had severe bone loss.  They were even loose! Both center front teeth were extracted and a bone graft was done.  The teeth were replaced with dental implants.   I was able to rebuild the lost bone.  She was told by her … Read more