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G W Coatoam

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PubMed2000

Immediate placement of anatomically shaped dental implants.

Immediate placement of dental implants into tooth extraction sites is an effective treatment option. When immediate placement procedures are performed with a round implant, a void is often evident between the implant and the orifice of the socket. Previous treatment focused on the use of membranes or special closure techniques to induce bone growth into the void. Anatomically shaped dental implants provide a predictable alternative to previous filling techniques since the anatomical implants decrease or completely fill the void at the socket opening. This article describes a surgical technique developed for the immediate placement of these implants in extraction sites.

Computer-Aided Design↗
PubMed1997

A four-year study examining the results of indirect sinus augmentation procedures.

Pneumatization of the maxillary sinus compromises available bone for maxillary posterior implant placement. Subantral augmentation, using indirect sinus lift procedures, can successfully increase the available bone for implant placement. These procedures are safe and predictable. New implant designs are now making it easier to do indirect sinus augmentations as immediate implant cases. This study examines the results of indirect sinus augmentation procedures.

Alveolar Ridge Augmentation↗
PubMed1997

Indirect sinus augmentation procedures using one-stage anatomically shaped root-form implants.

Sinus augmentation procedures are a standard part of implant dentistry. Indirect sinus augmentation procedures reduce the magnitude of the surgery when sinus lift procedures are necessary. This article describes a variation of the indirect augmentation of maxillary sinuses. The surgery is performed through small diameter surgical access openings. This modified indirect sinus augmentation procedure is combined with the immediate placement of one-stage dental implants that effectively seal the surgical access openings and have an anatomical exit profile for easier restoration.

Alveolar Ridge Augmentation↗