I have been on a journey recently to improve my surgical skills and knowledge, and to this end I have been taking CE courses focused on surgery and doing a lot of reading. Dr. Lee Silverstein is a Read More

By Lee Ann Brady
I have been on a journey recently to improve my surgical skills and knowledge, and to this end I have been taking CE courses focused on surgery and doing a lot of reading. Dr. Lee Silverstein is a Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
Today I had to assist a young patient in my practice with the removal of deciduous teeth A & J. The permanent premolars were erupting to the buccal and the lingual roots of the primary teeth had Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
Last week I began sharing a treatment planning approach to implant placement and sequencing. It looked at clinical situations that would be best served by immediate placement or hard tissue Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
One of the challenges we face today is treatment planning and sequencing implant placement. One decision is whether to use immediate placement or delayed placement of the fixture. We also have to Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
I had the privilege of being a learner yesterday as an attendee of the Seattle Study Club Annual Symposium. This morning Dr. Michael Pikos presented on bone and soft tissue augmentation, and gave us Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
I spent the day watching a DVD of Dr. G. William Arnett's presentation from the 2012 Seattle Study Club Symposium on "Control of Facial Aesthetics". I came away having learned quite a bit, but also Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
I had a great patient come in today disappointed because one of his two implant fixtures failed during the healing phase prior to uncovering. I have come to think of dental implants as invincible, the Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
One of the hot topics over the last few years has been managing our patients who are taking bisphosphonates in order to minimize the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw. When I think about my practice it Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
Just before we closed the office for the holiday last week I had a patient come in suffering from a dry socket. In the name of full disclosure I must confess I haven’t done an extraction in over a Read More