Description
Category: Implants
Subject Code: 690
Authors: Adam Goldberg, DDS; Emil Cappetta, DMD; Howard Drew, DMD; Ranjitha Padhiar, BDS, DDS, MDS; and Mariam Khan, BDS, DDS, MDS
Summary: This article presents cases that were seen and treated at the postgraduate clinic of periodontics at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. The treatments used modifications of densification techniques to achieve successful surgical results in rehabilitating patients with preoperative limitations to implant placement.
Learning Objectives: After reading this article, the individual will learn: (1) the benefits and potential detriments of osseodensification; (2) various techniques and indications of both osteotomes and densification drills; and (3) the significance of intraoperative plasticity, creative thinking, and deviations from protocol when clinically necessary.
Test #: 264
