Implants placed shortly after tooth extraction have proven to be a predictable treatment modality. The number of surgical appointments and length of surgical phase are reduced, thereby preserving hard and soft tissue configuration. However, there are some limitations to early implant placement. These include a probable lack of soft tissue closure over the extraction site, difficulty in matching...

567e Breast augmentation is the most common aesthetic surgical procedure, with more than 300,000 performed in 2011.1 Choices of incisions, pocket plane, and implant characteristics, including shape, texture, filler, and volume, constitute the key decisions in surgical planning. Thoughtful analysis of physical characteristics and patient participation in the process are the most important factor...

This case report describes prosthodontic complications resulting from the surgical placement of a single implant and treatment following these complications. Both the surgical and prosthodontic procedures are described for the treatment of a 57-year-old man who had previously received a single implant for the replacement of a missing molar. Using 2 implants, 1 mesial and 1 distal to the previou...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this paper was to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of non-surgical therapy for the treatment of peri-implant diseases including both, mucositis and peri-implantitis lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS An electronic search in two different databases was performed including MEDLINE (PubMed) and EMBASE from 2011 to 2016. Human studies reporting non-surgical treatment...

In this paper, we report the benefit of Computer Tomography (CT), reverse engineering (RE) and rapid prototyping (RP) in individual implant production for maxillofacial surgery. The design and fabrication processes includes: a) processing medical image data of a patient’s pathologically defective area having a symmetrical part to construct a three-dimensional (3D) digital model; b) forming an i...

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Assess the suitability of a patient for prosthetic reconstruction. 2. Understand the principles of dimensional planning for implant and expander selection. 3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of immediate versus delayed expander/implant reconstruction. 4. Apply the surgical techniques of immediate an...

Soon after tooth extraction the bone resorption takes place reducing the height and width of alveolar ridge. This produces an altered morphology of the bone unfavorable for implant placement and implant placement becomes impossible without surgical correction. Socket grafting maintains and preserves ridge for implant placement.

METHODS: A single-center, retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent implant-based breast reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital was performed. All patients who developed an implant infection and then underwent capsulectomy with implant exchange and STIMULAN beads impregnated with antibiotics were included. Patient demographics, medical history, operative complications, and surgical o...

Implant dentistry has evolved into one of the most predictable treatment alternatives for partially and completely edentulous patients. The initial excitement about successful osseointegration has allowed clinicians to offer an extended set of treatment alternatives that include single tooth replacement to full mouth reconstruction. Pioneering protocols of the early 1980s relied on a two-stage ...

Mycobacterial breast implant infection is a rare complication after augmentation mammaplasty. A review of the literature demonstrates multiple examples of breast implant infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum, but only rare discussion of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC). The authors report an unusual case of MAC breast implant infection in a patient with a complex surgical history.