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Prosthetic Reconstruction Using Available Bone

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION Our modern endosseous dental implants osseointegrate into the available hard tissue and serve as a foundation for fixed and fixed-detachable prostheses. 1 Many advances in dental implant prosthetics are available, including full-arch, implant-retained prostheses and implant-retained overdentures.

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Ceramic Implants and Dental Implant Rehabilitation, Part 2

Dentistry Today

This is part 2 of the series, which will focus on implant-retained and -supported full-arch removable treatment with ceramic dental implants. In recent years, a unique phenomenon has occurred where patients are requesting less invasive procedures and materials.

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Fully Digital Full Arch?

Dentistry Today

Data Acquisition As the dental industry continues to strive for fully digital solutions, the development and improvement of intraoral data devices and acquisition technology has continued to evolve. There is little need for an analog model for production or verification purposes.