We all know that unavoidable ridge resorption occurs after an extraction (I´m not going to mention the bibliography because I´m sure you all know those articles from Amler to Araujo & Lindhe), and among all the therapeutic options we have after an extraction, the most reliable approach in an aesthetic demanding case is preserving the alveolar crest as much as possible, and then place the implant.
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Platform Switching. A Biological Concept
There some questions about what is or what is nor platform switching, and of course, what are the advantages of having a platform switched concept in the implants used in our daily practice.
10 Tips that Everyone Should Know Before Performing an Implant Treatment in the aesthetic zone
Nowadays, implantology is a predictable area and well-accepted by scientific community for missing or doubtful prognosis tooth reposition. More than 30 years ago, Brånemark and col. published the first articles that presented implantology as a safe and predictable method to rehabilitate edentulous patients if a standard protocol is performed, in which one of the key factors were the time the implant was submerged until loading (3 months for the jaw and 6 months to the maxilla)(Bränemark 1977).
Bio-Oss® Collagen in the Buccal Gap after an Inmediate Implant
In this article, Araujo & Lindhe conclude that “the placement of Bio-Oss Collagen in the void between the implant and the buccal-approximal bone walls of fresh extraction sockets modified the process of hard tissue healing, provided additional amounts of hard tissue at the entrance of the previous socket and improved the level of marginal bone-to-implant contact.
5 Concepts to Achieve a Successful Immediate Implant Placement Into a Fresh Molar
The fact that you’re spending your precious time reading these lines right now is mind-blowing. Seriously. And as an act of appreciation we are not going to waste your time, so let’s get started.
4 connective tissue harvesting techniques that may help you in your daily practice
A few weeks ago while I was at my office in Barcelona performing an implant surgery with a connective tissue graft, I was thinking about how much I used to enjoy these kind of surgeries and how they stopped being so enjoyable the minute they became routine.