Dental News Articles

Vitamin D Crucial for Dental Implant  Success By Lucy Wyndham If you have just lost one or more teeth, you may be considering dental implants as a solution. Gaps in teeth can affect your bite, lead to the movement of adjoining teeth, and even cause pain and discomfort so many patients opt for implant surgery for a lasting solution to their problem.  Because dental implants are considered ‘aesthetic surgery’, they are generally not covered by average health insurance plans in Lebanon, and they can be costly. Sometimes, insufficient bone may be present, occasionally leading to a need for bone implantation or even  a sinus floor elevation , which also increases the cost. When you opt for dental implants, it is vital to do all you can to increase your chances of success. One way to do so, research indicates, is by ensuring you have sufficient Vitamin D levels. How Can Vitamin D Help? If you are above the age of 65, then you are probably well aware of the i...

Dental News Volume XXI, Number IV, December 2014 By Dr. Badry Meouchy, Pr. Elie Azar Maalouf, Dr. Sami Mouwakdie, Dr. Cherine Farhat, Dr. Khachig Kourshounian. Keywords Autogenous bone, ridge deficiency, guided bone regeneration, dental implant, immediate temporization    Abstract Background A 33 year old male who have lost his upper anterior incisors due to a car accident several years ago, presented for implant placement. Clinical and radiological examinations revealed an insufficient bucco-lingual width of the edentulous ridge requiring a horizontal bone augmentation prior to implant placement. Methods An autogenous bone block graft was harvested from the mandibular symphysis, fixed with titanium miniscrews, covered first with both autogenous and xenograft particles, and second with a resorbable barrier membrane. Six months later, four Astra Tech® implants were placed in the grafted area demonstrating excellent primary stability a...