![Treat or Extract? [Part II]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Treat-or-Extract-1.png)
In Part 1 of this series, I asked if you would treat #14 or extract it. We saw both sides of the fence in this discussion. As...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Maxillary Implant Surgical Guide Using the MiniSTAR
Practical communication is helpful in creating an optimal treatment result when removal of supporting bone is coordinated with the surgical placement...
Doug Benting | 11 years ago ›
Sometimes efforts at saving an implant make things worse. This case showed signs of recession shortly after the final crown was placed. Tissue...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›![How Many Implants are Needed for Mandibular Overdenture? [Ed.]](https://assets.speareducation.com/www/uploads/blog/images/featured/26824.jpg)
How Many Implants are Needed for Mandibular Overdenture? [Ed.]
The old joke in dental school regarding dentures was you should charge $4,000 dollars for the upper one and don't charge them for the lower....
Darin O'Bryan, D.D.S. | 11 years ago ›![Two Fundamental Steps for Implant Planning [Ed.]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Implant-Planning.jpg)
Two Fundamental Steps for Implant Planning [Ed.]
Whether you're a specialist or restorative dentist, we are all faced with challenges; however, sometimes these challenges are avoidable with...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›![Pesky Screw Access for Implants [Ed.]](https://assets.speareducation.com/www/uploads/blog/images/featured/25480.jpg)
Pesky Screw Access for Implants [Ed.]
This article, originally published 2/5/13, is one of our most widely read regarding tips about implants. Hate stuffing cotton pellets...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Five Ways to Improve Implant Crown Cementation
It's important to ensure proper cementation for implant crowns. The following ideas will help you achieve the best results: 1. Manage the...
Vivek Mehta | 11 years ago ›
The Myth of the Angled Abutment
Implant position is critical to esthetic success, especially when the patient has a high smile line and is esthetically aware. At times, using an angled...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Using the Open Tray Technique When Impressing Implant Sites
Sometimes it's the little things that save time and aggravation and you wonder what took you so long to think of it. I always use the open tray...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
Close the Access Opening of Implant Abutments
When trying in an all-ceramic restoration on an implant abutment to confirm the esthetic outcome prior to its cementation, I suggest following these steps:...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Cementation of Crowns on Implant Abutments
The most critical factor when cementing an implant crown to an abutment is to avoid cement you may not subsequently detect, from getting into the sulcus....
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Pesky Screw Access for Implants
Hate stuffing cotton pellets into implant screw access? Tired of squirting light bodied impression material into those same openings and then trying to...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›