Every year, more and more dentists are offering mini dental implants to their patients. In addition, it is general dentists who are taking on the implant specialists in this field. At first, these implant specialists could charge whatever they wanted, so when general dentists started to offer implants to their patients, they naturally did not […]
When a dental implant fails due to bone loss, you have two options to consider. The first option is to consider having a new implant and the other option is to consider a different treatment altogether. The latter is not usually a good option for patients as placing implants is usually chosen in the very […]
By definition, an implant can only stay in if there is enough bone to hold it in place. However, assuming that there is enough bone at the time of implant placement, you can still get bone loss around an implant after it has been placed. Many implants are lost very early on due to bone […]
When a dental implant fails due to severe bone loss, you have two options to consider. The first option is to consider having a new implant and the other option is to consider a different treatment altogether. The latter is not usually a good option for patients as placing implants is usually chosen in the […]
A dental implant works by the patients existing bone fusing into the surface of the implant. This is called osseointegration. A minimum amount of alveolar bone is required for the implant to function properly. A normal healthy tooth is subjected to quite severe forces during normal chewing and eating. An implant also has to be […]
Dr Muzzafar Zaman 