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P S Wohrle

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Implant marketing: cost effective implant dentistry.

The application of the KAL-Technique to the field of implant dentistry allows both patients and dental practices to benefit. It is an exciting advance that decreases frustration and stress in providing implant procedures and lowers overall costs. Professionals using the KAL-Technique report significant predictability in achieving passive framework fit. They are also lowering overall cost of implant cases, which increases the number of patients who can accept implant treatment. It has been well established that the more individuals in a practice that receive implants, the more referrals a practice will gain. This is because implant patients find tremendous advances in the quality of life, and do not hesitate to tell others who can take advantage of this opportunity. Implant dentistry is one of the fastest growing fields in dentistry today. While some other areas of dentistry begin to decline in volume and need, implant dentistry provides the opportunity to keep practices strong and to insure long-term success.

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Immediate fixed interim prostheses supported by two-stage threaded implants: methodology and results.

Restoring patients with implant-supported fixed-detachable bridges according to the protocol established by Brånemark necessitates a period of several months when complete dentures must be worn to allow for a stress-free healing period of the implants. For many patients, especially when they still have some natural teeth remaining, this is unacceptable. An approach was developed that overcomes these limitations, offering an alternative to the transitional removable approach. Five or six Nobelpharma fixtures were placed between and two additional fixtures were placed distolingual to the foramina. Abutments were connected at implant insertion to these two fixtures and to one fixture in the symphyseal region. The remaining fixtures were allowed to heal in the conventional manner. A previously constructed mandibular denture was converted to a fixed bridge supported by these three implants. This method was successfully applied in seven patients who were reconstructed with mandibular fixed-detachable bridges without ever wearing a removable prosthesis. The overall, long-term implant therapy was not adversely affected by this technique.

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