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Hi Group, I would like to hear from anyone about problems with endosteal Implants supporting a overdenture. Thank you Do dentists still do endosteal implants?  Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > Hi Group, I would like to hear from anyone about problems with endosteal > Implants supporting a overdenture. Thank you > Do dentists still do endosteal implants? Sure--endosteal as opposed to periosteal. Steve Am I thinking of the old sub-pereosteal implants which went under the periosteum, but on top of the bone? Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > > > Do dentists still do endosteal implants? > > Sure--endosteal as opposed to periosteal. > > Steve >Am I thinking of the old sub-pereosteal implants which went under the >periosteum, but on top of the bone? YUP, Linkow et al. I took these courses in the 1960s! >Am I thinking of the old sub-pereosteal implants which went under the >periosteum, but on top of the bone? I still see these on occasion ........ in the dental literature .... >> Do dentists still do endosteal implants? > > Sure--endosteal as opposed to periosteal. > >Steve ... or sub-periosteal. >>>Do dentists still do endosteal implants? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ... or sub-periosteal. That's what I meant--thanks, Joel! ;-) Steve That's better! Thanks! Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > > >> Do dentists still do endosteal implants? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > ... or sub-periosteal. >Hi Group, I would like to hear from anyone about problems with endosteal >Implants supporting a overdenture. Thank you Great question ..... > Hi Group, I would like to hear from anyone about problems with endosteal > Implants supporting a overdenture. Thank you No technique is totally trouble-free. Still, implant-retained overdentures are one of the most efficient ways to improve the function of lower dentures. I haven't restored that many implant patients, but have done a few overdentures. By and large they are a wonderful procedure--far less expensive than implant-retained full-arch fixed appliances, and well-tolerated by patients. Any implant fixture may fail, but proper case selection and surgical placement minimizes this possibility. The very first implant-retained overdenture I did, nearly 20 years ago failed. First, the surgeon placed 4 fixtures, and 2 of them failed. One was replaced, but poor tissue management caused the tissue to overgrow one of the three, and the remaining 2 were utilized for ERA attachments. One of the abutments snapped off, leaving the fractured screw in the fixture. Needless to say, I haven't used that system again (which may well have been changed since in any case), and I haven't used that surgeon for any more implant cases (though I'm sure he has since become highly competent for implants). But I didn't restore another implant case for 10 years or so. I haven't had any problems of this magnitude with any other implant patients. Like anything else, new technologies take a while to get the kinks out--though I'm sure that is cold comfort for my first implant patient! Steve >> Hi Group, I would like to hear from anyone about problems with endosteal >> Implants supporting a overdenture. Thank you > > No technique is totally trouble-free. Still, implant-retained >overdentures are one of the most efficient ways to improve the function >of lower dentures. What's your opinion of Sandex Imtec? JOEL Issues are below (for patients). http://www.imtec.com/demo/patientsguide1.php -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Are Mini Dental Implants? . Is the Mini Dental Implant FDA approved? When can Mini Dental Implants be used? What's the primary and most effective use for Mini Dental Implants? How specifically can Mini Dental Implants help denture wearers? I'm somewhat aware of the tremendous forces the human jaw usually endures during normal chewing of food. How can these tiny Mini Dental Implants withstand that? You've told us about the diameter of the Mini Dental Implants. How long are they? > I haven't restored that many implant patients, but have done a few >overdentures. By and large they are a wonderful procedure--far less [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Steve > What's your opinion of Sandex Imtec? > > JOEL I know next to nothing about them--sorry. Steve > Issues are below (for patients). > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >> >>Steve >> What's your opinion of Sandex Imtec? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Steve Its a valuable technique. The slender implants can be loaded immediately and can be used with an existing lower denture. You ream out the denture and quick-cure in a gasket. Around here $1,000 will do the job for two placements plus a quickie repair to the lower denture. JOEL >> Issues are below (for patients). >> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >>> >>>Steve >>>What's your opinion of Sandex Imtec? >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > JOEL As I've said, I'm not ready to immediately load implants. Steve >>>Issues are below (for patients). >>> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>> >>>>Steve DARN! The patient pdf is not there! This page is currently under construction. Please check back for updates. If the information you need is not on our website you may contact us at 800-879-9799 (Toll Free USA) JOEL >> Hi Group, I would like to hear from anyone about problems with endosteal >> Implants supporting a overdenture. Thank you [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >Steve |
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