OKC Patient Dental Implant Case
This case is a example of a patient that was referred to me from her general dentist for a single dental implant. A complete exam was performed for proper diagnosis and rule out any additional problems. Clinically, the Oklahoma City patient presented with a symptomatic abscess on a posterior tooth. Therefore, I extracted the tooth and removed any infectious tissue. A bone graft was utilized to re-establish proper bone height and width. After healing a Straumann dental implant was surgically placed and allowed to integrate with the surrounding regenerated bone. The patient was referred to her dentist for a crown to be fabricated (see before and after pics). As a board certified periodontist, I enjoy treating patients as they were part of my family. New patients seeking treatment do not have to be referred by a dentist.
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- Dental implant before restoration.
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- Dental implant with permanent crown.
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Tooth Infection & Dental Implant
The gold standard in treatment of teeth that are infected is to remove the tooth and utilize a bone graft to preserve the alveolar bone. Dental implants placed into these grafted sites have a extremely high long term success rate. It has been proposed that immediate placement of a dental implant into a infected site also has a high success rate. Several reports have estimated approximately 100% success rates with this technique. They have also proposed a improved esthetic outcome, and reduction in total treatment time. Despite the contraindication of placement of a dental implant into a infected site, based on research this protocol is a valid treatment approach. I have performed this protocol variation many times and have found that the clinical outcomes match the research
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