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Flap or Flapless Implant Placement?

By Lee Ann Brady on 09.25.13

As a non-surgeon I often listen in confusion to the debate about whether to place implants with or without a flap. One of the biggest reasons that I have heard in support of a flap is the ability to Read More

Papilla Esthetics

By Lee Ann Brady on 02.22.13

During esthetic treatment planning one of the critical factors is assessing and managing the papilla. This is a common conversation when anterior implants are being planned, but sometimes gets less Read More

Implant Planning & Sequencing: Part Two

By Lee Ann Brady on 02.04.13

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

Implant Retained Hybrid Space Requirements

By Lee Ann Brady on 10.03.12

In the last few weeks I have been working with a patient who has existing upper and lower implants and implant assisted removable dentures. She is unhappy with the retention and stability of her Read More

What Do You See? A Key to Practice Success!

By Lee Ann Brady on 04.23.12

I'm sure like I have, you all have heard some version of the following quote: You Only Treat What You Plan You Only Plan What You Diagnose You Only Diagnose What You See I've heard the Read More

Esthetic Implant Failure: What Would You Do?

By Lee Ann Brady on 04.12.12

Esthetic Compromises in the anterior around implants are unfortunately more common than we would all like. Many of these issues can be avoided with proper treatment planning and the incorporation of Read More

Dental Implant Failure Rate

By Lee Ann Brady on 03.16.12

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

Acid Erosion of Teeth

Diagnosing Wear: Attrition or Erosion

By Lee Ann Brady on 02.20.12

[/caption] Patients who have worn teeth can be some of the most disconcerting. Often we are unsure of when to talk to patients about wear and uncertain about how we treat it and how predictable the Read More

Gingival Esthetics: Planning Where The Pink Should Be

By Lee Ann Brady on 01.09.12

Friday's post discussed the common diagnosis of altered passive eruption. We looked at the process and how to identify patients whose dental esthetics has been negatively impacted by this process. Read More

Altered Passive Eruption

Altered Passive Eruption: A Common Diagnosis

By Lee Ann Brady on 01.06.12

I had the pleasure today of seeing a young woman whose chief concern was short square teeth. Orthodontic treatment was recently completed and she is routinely wearing her retainers. The clinical exam Read More

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