L50 Implant Placement 2

Question 1

General surgical protocol

Answer 1

Crestal incision (slightly lingual)
Full thickness flap
Penetrate bone w/ round bur
Pilot drill 6mm hole
X ray w/ pin
ostectomy finalized
Implant

Question 2

First and second post op visit

How long after

Answer 2

7-10 days

1 month

Question 3

Interimplant papillae

Answer 3

Cant be predictably re-established

Question 4

Implants on extended horizontal deficiencies

What to do

Answer 4

Cant follow restoration driven positioning
Doesnt permit stability
Staged surgical approach: lateral bone augmentation then implant later

Question 5

Vertical loss w/ esthetics as chief complaint

Answer 5

Dont use implants

Question 6

Predictability
Lateral bone augmentation
Vertical bone augmentation
Inter implant papillae

Answer 6

Lateral bone is predictable and reproducible

Others are not