Archive for the ‘Dental implants’ Category
Leamington practice welcomes dental implant expert
Leamington’s newest practice has welcomed a dental implant expert to the team. Dr Sven Erik Steinborn will join the team at Augusta Dental Centre and will work alongside Roy Dixon, President of the British Society of Dental Surgery and former Harley Street dentist. Dr Steinborn, who was born in Germany, is an expert in the […]
Disgraced dentist allowed to practice
A Scotland-based dentist who was strongly condemned by the General Dental Council is being allowed to continue in the profession. Dr Abid Faqir, whose treatment of a Kilmarnock patient was called ‘undoubtedly misconduct’ by the council (GDC), has been told he can keep practicing as a dentist if he abides by certain conditions. He was […]
Dental implants could cause bone loss
Boffins from Sweden have warned that dental implants could result in bone loss and are urging people to get checked Dental surgeon Christer Fransson and his team from the University of Gothenburg discovered that 28 per cent of patients suffer from some form of bone loss in the area surrounding the dental implants. The researchers […]
Thousands of dental implants stolen
Burglars have stolen a huge batch unsterilized dental implants with the intention of smuggling them to the West Bank. The implants, worth many thousands of pounds, were robbed from a Adin Dental Implant Systems factory, based near the Israeli city of Afula, on Friday 30 October 2009. However, the gappy burglars and their customers are […]
Dental implants should replace more common dental treatment
Dental patients should give up on decaying teeth and replace them with dental implants, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) has said. It was often the case that a dentist would do their utmost to uphold a patient’s teeth by way of a range of treatments, such as root canals and dental crowns, but […]
Negligible bone loss from dental implant placement, study finds
In the five years after the placement of a dental implant – a popular replacement for missing teeth – a patient’s bone tissue changes only minimally, a University of Texas Health Science Center study has found. The study, which was recently published in the Journal of Periodontology, followed 192 patients with dental implants over a […]
US dental implant market will beat the recession, says research group
The US dental implant market will exceed $1bn by 2013 according to the Millennium Research Group (MRG). The US Markets for Dental Implants 2009 report suggested that despite the recession, the dental market will recover after 2010. Dental implants are currently being eschewed in favour of crowns and bridges, and dentists are consequently buying […]
Popularity of dental implants grows
Dental implants are beginning to grow in popularity. The thing that people like most about them is that they give you back your own teeth. There has been great improvement in dental implant procedures and techniques over the past 20 years. The ADA reports that 5.5 million dental implants were performed during 2006. Dental implants […]
The New Dental Implants: Straumann Presents ‘Roxolidâ„¢’
Straumann has introduced a new stronger and smaller dental implant made of titanium and zirconium trademarked under the name Roxolid™. This alloy was designed especially for dental implants, and is fifty percent stronger than titanium implants. It was showcased at the Annual European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) (17th session, Warsaw, Poland), Roxolid™ was shown pre-clinically […]
Dental implants ‘better than bridges’
Old dental bridges need to be replaced with more permanent implants, it has been claimed. The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) has warned that people wearing bridges which are over five years old are at risk of tooth decay as it can be difficult to floss. AAID president Jamie Lozada recommended replacing bridges with […]
