Inclusive Magazine – Fall 2011 Issue

Turbulent economic times often motivate dentists to research and incorporate new means of maintaining, or even growing, their practices. One option is to expand service offerings. Mini implants might be a good choice. Once considered for transitional use only, small-diameter implants can provide a viable long-term solution in appropriate cases, at an affordable price.

In this multimedia presentation, Dr. Perry Jones demonstrates the use of an intraoral optical scanning system, followed by the CAD/CAM design and milling of all-zirconia custom abutments and a monolithic zirconia bridge, to precisely restore a historically problematic anterior case. After reading the article, viewing the photo essay and watching the video, take the short CE test to earn two free hours of credit.

In this video interview with accompanying article, prosthodontist and University of Alabama School of Dentistry professor Dr. Michael McCracken discusses the use of dental implants to stave off bone resorption, access to and affordability of implant treatment, and the advantages and limitations of various restorative options available today.

Using finite element analysis (FEA), manufacturing engineers at Glidewell Laboratories evaluated many combinations of prosthetic connection geometry
and abutment screw parameters for maximum performance under occlusal loading, in an effort…

Custom abutments designed and milled utilizing the latest CAD/CAM technology can help to optimize the emergence profile of an implant-borne restoration and provide superior soft tissue contours when compared to traditional stock abutments. Proper seating, however, remains critical to achieving an uncompromised result. To address this clinical…

Though mini implants are designed to accommodate the immediate loading of an existing denture in the presence of primary stability, patients are often better served by the fabrication of a new prosthesis.

Using an illustrative case report, Dr. James Jesse describes how the latest CBCT technology enables dentists to better understand patient anatomy, thus producing safer, more predictable treatment outcomes.

In this scientific overview, research scientist Ken Knapp explains how the future of zirconia as a dental restorative material is chiefly rooted in the efforts of material scientists to engineer nanocrystalline structures that will better approximate the optical translucency of natural dentition.

In this gIDE Lecture-on-Demand, oral medicine specialist Dr. Adi Garfunkel gives insight into the treatment of patients who suffer from general health problems. Using examples of specific types of medically complex patients…

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