Dental News Articles

Dental News Volume XVIII, Number IV, December, 2011 by Dr. Abdullah Al-Harkan Often times, dental implant placement is complicated by inadequacy of bone volume due to tooth loss, periodontal disease, pathology, or trauma. However, more challenging implant cases are being performed due to the advancement in bone augmentation procedures and materials to augment deficient alveolar bone. 1           Autogenous bone is considered to be the “gold standard”, for alveolar ridge regeneration, due to its osteogenicity. 1,2 However, autogenous bone grafts are associated with rapid rate of resorbtion 3 and donor site morbidity 1 . This has led scientists to investigate allogenic and xenogenic bone grafts, as well as alloplastic materials, such as Hydroxyapatite and Calcium Phosphate Compounds. 4           An alternative to autogenous bone is xenograft. Although xe...

Dental News Volume XVIII, Number IV, December, 2011 by Dr.  Husain Ghadhanfari, Dr. Abdulaziz AlSanousi, Dr. Edward Monaco Lack of equilibrium between opposite arches in edentulous patient leads sometimes to major problems related to occlusal planes. They can be left untreated or improperly treated. This article reviews one such problem known as Combination Syndrome. The treatment method described involves using a fixed mandibular prosthesis over implants that have been placed immediately after extraction. Rewarding outcomes depend on thorough evaluation and proper diagnosis of a patient’s oral condition. Once the starting point has been determined and the final outcome is designed, the treatment plan merely becomes the method of reaching the desired result. Kelly first described combination Syndrome in 1972 as destructive changes in hard and soft tissues of patients with complete maxillary denture opposing an unstable bilateral free-end mandibular par...