The news may be shocking for some but bone regeneration for implant dentistry is a routine procedure in periodontal and oral surgery. With new technology, grafting materials are able to regenerate lost bone with predictable results. This ability is critical for patients who need to replace missing teeth but lack enough bone for anchoring implants.
Month: August 2013
Understanding the Factors that Can Influence Implant Success
Categories: Dental Implants
Replacing a missing tooth with an implant has numerous advantages over other treatment options. However, even with a success rate of well over 95%, there are numerous factors that can influence your personal success rate. For example, patients who are non-smokers and in general good health tend to have fewer issues and better healing than…
Smoking: Reduction versus abrupt cessation in smokers who want to quit – latest data
Categories: Blog
In a recent article in The Cochrane Library: The results provide evidence that reduction to quit provides similar quit rates to abrupt quitting with no evidence that one method is significantly superior to the other in adults trying to quit smoking. This applies whether therapy is self-help or includes behavioural support and whether the quit attempt uses nicotine replacement…
