Why is titanium used for body implants??
In 1952 Professor Per-Ingvar Branemark, M.D. made a discovery by accident. A physician and researcher interested in wound healing. Dr. Branemark was using live rabbits to study bone biology. He inserted tiny metal tubes into the rabbits' bones so that he culd place a microscope to study bone tissue. He chose titanium because Continue reading
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Smoking marijuana and dental implants?
First off, I do not smoke tobacco. However, I do occasionally smoke weed and by occasionally, I mean once or twice a week tops.
Next week I'm going to the oral surgeon to get the posts for my implants put in. Will my occasional pot smoking be a problem?
Also, I'll be having a dental bridge during the time that the implant Continue reading
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Has anyone had any problems after dental implants?
I had my implant finally finished one month ago. Since then I feel pressure in my head after eating, like I need to equalize. I also get pressure between my eyes when eating. I've also had pain around my eyes and constant dull headaches in front. Sometimes when I eat my throat feels like it's swelling up, just Continue reading
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Anybody had dental implants ? Whats the story with the process? Thanks!?
Need advice please.
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Dental implant and smoking?
hey everyone. Thing is im a heavy smoker and tomorrow mornin i will have my dental implant surgery. Ive been readin lots of articles and message boards bout smoking and i just dont know what to think. Yea smokin is bad and blah blah, its not gud 2 smoke after surgery but like half of the people still do. I just want to ask if anyone can tell Continue reading
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DO I REALLY NEED DENTAL IMPLANTS NOW?
So I'm 26 and I recently went to the dentist and had two root canals done. My dentist explained to me that in a process of a root canal surgery they remove the nerve and along with it they also remove any blood vessels with in the tooth. The tooth becomes brittle OVERTIME because there are no blood vessels. So he suggested Continue reading
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What are the best dental implants? Alfa-bio, Bredent, Nobel Biocare ?
What are the best dental implants?
In my clinic the choices are Alfa-bio, Bredent, Nobel Biocare
Are there different implants? Which implants are the best?
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Metal free dental implants?
Does anyone have a zirconia dental implant? Any problems with it?
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What is a cheaper alternative to dental implants?
I have a front tooth that is chipped in half and in half again from the back. Ya, kinda weird angle to shatter. It happened from a very odd incident.
I had the original tooth “glued” surgically back on with no problems until my dog knocked it out. We were going through some very bad money troubles and couldn't get Continue reading
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Nanocluster Proteins Improve Adhesion of Titanium Bone Implants
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a nanocluster protein coating to be used on titanium implants that creates a substantially stronger Continue reading
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