Clinical experience, misunderstood concepts and frequently asked questions. Notes from many years of practice.
A systematic review of 18 prospective studies put 10-year implant survival at 96.4 percent. Here are the conditions that need planning rather than exclusion.
The zygomatic bone shapes the cheek and part of the eye socket. Its anatomy, the four joints it forms, and how a cheekbone fracture is repaired.
Pick toothpaste by its active ingredient, fluoride at 1,000-1,250 or 1,450-1,500 ppm first, then arginine for sensitivity or stannous fluoride for gums.
A systematic review of 24 studies reported All-on-4 implant survival of 99.8% beyond 24 months. Here is how the procedure is done and who it suits.
Taylor Swift has never confirmed any dental work; photos after 2009 show straighter, whiter front teeth consistent with whitening, aligners and veneers.
Straumann is a Swiss implant maker with bone level and tissue level lines and the Roxolid alloy; 511 SLA-surface implants showed 98.8% survival at 10 years.
Pooling 11 prospective cohorts, periodontitis carried a relative risk of 1.18 for coronary heart disease. Here is how gum disease relates to other conditions.
A gummy smile, or excessive gingival display, is 3 to 4 mm or more of gum showing above the upper teeth when smiling, against about 2 mm in a healthy smile.
Pooled data put veneer survival at 96.81 percent for lithium disilicate and 96.13 percent for feldspathic ceramic at 10.4 years. Here is what is realistic.
