Dear Colleagues, A couple of months ago we saw a case of mandibular reconstruction with tunnel access, which you can view in full at: Gaining height in the posterior mandible. After waiting for 5 months, we performed dental implant surgery, using a modified...
4 weeks ago, we saw the case of a patient with 4 dental implants in the mandible, who had extensive bone defects. We explanted 2 implants and placed 4 new dental implants in the mandible for a lower overdenture. You can view the case at: Lower overdenture:...
The following 68-year-old male patient was referred to us for assessment. His medical history presented controlled arterial hypertension; four years ago, he was fitted with 4 dental implants in the mandible, since which time the patient has experienced irritation and,...
The following 38-year-old non-smoking patient with no relevant medical history was referred to us. She had had three implants placed and following an infection, had lost two of them – leaving the defect visible in the photograph. We considered the possibility of...
Today we present the case of a 39-year-old patient who came to the consultation because of pain “in the mandibular implants”. The patient had a fixed prosthesis over 6 implants, placed 4 years ago in another clinic. At the point of the consultation, she complained of...
As we saw in the previous post, which you can view here, we reconstructed a posterior mandibular defect with a height of 2.4 millimetres to the dental nerve. After the mandibular reconstruction, the patient became pregnant, and came back to us after one year. We...