Guided Implant Surgery: A Technique Whose Time Has Come.

Guides used in dental implant surgery add accuracy and an overall predictability. Successful guided implant workflow depends on 3-dimensional image acquisition and precise medical model fabrication. The contemporary process blends acquired images to existing dentition to create implant-specific precise guides.

Placement of Short Implants: A Viable Alternative?

The placement of short implants, which measure less than 10 mm in length, requires the practitioner to have a thorough comprehension of implant dentistry to achieve acceptable results. Innovation of the rough-surface implant and the progression of the implant-abutment interface from an external hex to an internal connection have considerably influenced the longevity of short implants. Dentists are better equipped to serve their patients because the utilization of short implants may preclude the need for advanced surgical bone-grafting procedures.

Intraoral Scanner, Three-Dimensional Imaging, and Three-Dimensional Printing in the Dental Office.

The use of 3-dimensional (3D) cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging in the dental office has become a common imaging modality. The authors present an overview of multiple treatments that would benefit from the use of this technology. From preoperative, intraoperative, to postoperative patient management, 3D technology plays a vital role in the dental practice.

Composite three-layer closure of oral antral communication with 10 months follow-up-a case study.

Purpose: We propose a 3-layer composite closure technique for an oral antral communication (OAC) while avoiding secondary donor site morbidity.

Patients And Methods: A patient had developed a 1-cm OAC after extraction of right maxillary first molar. The patient subsequently developed acute maxillary sinusitis.

Epistaxis and hemostatic devices.

Epistaxis is a common medical problem that rarely requires surgical intervention. However, when medical or surgical intervention is required, epistaxis can sometimes be difficult to control. Knowledge of nasopharyngeal anatomy is absolutely essential to the proper management of epistaxis.

Preoperative evaluation of the surgical patient.

A thorough preoperative evaluation to identify correctable medical abnormalities and understand the residual risk is mandatory for all patients undergoing any surgical procedure, including oral surgery. Routine preoperative evaluation will vary among patients, depending on age and general health. This article addresses the preoperative evaluation of surgical patients in general, and the evaluation for general anesthesia in the operating room.