Hello ! Sorry for the long absence !

Hello everybody and sorry for the long absence ! We've had some problems with spam and hacking in the Implant Sutra blog that forced me to take some time off. I'm back ! I'm grateful to all of you who continued to visit and who motivated me to get back to blogging .
Thanks !

JIACD New Issue

Home Current Edition About Us Contact Us The Journal of Implant and Advanced Clinical Dentistry September 2010 Volume 2, No. 7 Click here to subscribe for FREE Click here for FREE access to this month's issue of JIACD CLICK HERE For FREE access to this online issue of JIACD 15 Case of the Month: Dental Erosion Caused by Aspirin Swishing and GERD: A Clinical Report on Full Mouth Rehabilitation Reshma Jacob Thomas, Donald M Belles 27 Staged Sinus Floor Elevation Using the Crestal Core Elevation (CCE) Procedure: A Review of the Technique Michael Toffler 45 Orthodontic Extrusion, Immediate Tooth Replacement, and Removal of GingivalDiscolorization: A Case Study Presiyan St. Krastev, Svetoslava Stefanova, Sascha A. Jovanovic 55 The Combined Use of Allograft and a Polylactic Acid Barrier for GTR and GBR Efforts: 2 Case Reports Paul S. Rosen 65 Atraumatic Implant Explantation, is it Possible? Description of a Novel Technique and a Case Series Study Eduardo Anitua, Gorka Orive 75 The Dilemma of Extract or Mantain in the Piero-Ortho Scenario. A Case Report Manuel de la Rosa, Marcela de la Rosa 87 Orthodontic-Surgical Removal of Impacted 3rd Molars with Apices in Close Proximity to the Mandibular Canal: Two Case Reports Dennis Flanagan Prospective Authors, JIACD wants to publish your articles! Please review the JIACD Author Guidelines and submit your manuscript to editors@JIACD.com Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any comments or questions. Tel: 1-888-923-0002 Fax: 1-888-923-0002 Email: editors@jiacd.com Web: www.jiacd.com

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Oral Surgery, Dental Implants, Oral Reconstruction.
Restoring Smiles! Building Confidence!
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The Link in the JIACD blogpost now works !

There was no link in the blog post on the latest JIACD issue. That has now been corrected. My apologies !

Available Internationally - FREE Treatment Planning Software

Just received this email communique from Blue Sky Bio. It seems that Blue Sky plan is now FREE internationally. That's good news for us all. I wrote to Michael Saltzman at Blue Sky Bio and he has confirmed that my understanding is correct. So go and download and use.

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FREE Treatment Software is now available INTERNATIONALLY
Now Available in Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese (choose the desired language from the drop down menu when the installation begins)
DOWNLOAD NOW!
*prices in the USA. See www.blueskybio.com for prices in your country. **Software not available in South America

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Dr.C.P.Mathai MDS
Oral Surgery, Dental Implants, Oral Reconstruction.
Restoring Smiles! Building Confidence!
http://www.implantsutra.com

Making art

Seth Godin has an interesting blog that though not strictly dental or implant related offers many insights and smarts on marketing oneself and one business in the internet age ! I thought this post this morning was particularly appropriate.

Making art: "

My definition of art contains three elements:

1. Art is made by a human being.


2. Art is created to have an impact, to change someone else.


3. Art is a gift. You can sell the souvenir, the canvas, the recording... but the idea itself is free, and the generosity is a critical part of making art.

By my definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we're doing when we do our best work.

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Top 10 Popular DSLRS

For all of you implantologists out there in the market for a DSLR here is an interesting article !
For the entire article click on the link below.

Top 10 Popular DSLRS: "
The question I’m being asked on a daily basis at the moment is – ‘what camera should I buy?’ Obviously cameras are on many people’s wishlists this Christmas!

I’m planning to update our Popular Digital Cameras and Gear page here on DPS in the coming week to help answer the question but thought I’d do a quick post looking specifically at what’s hot at the moment when it comes to DSLRs (as this is what many of those asking questions are focusing upon).

Note: it’s a particularly good time to buy a digital camera. Most online stores have Black Friday sales on at the moment. Here’s Amazon’s Camera sale (they’re updating it every day) and B&H also seem to have a lot of specials on at the moment.

What’s Hot in DSLRs?

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The Equinox E-Commerce Site is Up and Running.

Equinox the manufacturers of Uniti(TM) implants and various other products in the Cubit, Endomax, Regenium, Lynx and InSci range of products have set up a web portal and e-commerce site for Equinox products at Equinox Sales. The portal is impressive and well designed with a variety of features that will keep a dentist coming back. You can also order Equinox products online 24 x 7 . Register on the site if you haven't already !

Thought For Today !

                                                            
                                                                                                 "Persistent Precision Provides Predictable Prognosis"
                                                               P.I.Branemark

Happy Diwali !

Wishing all of you out there " A Very Happy Diwali and a Osseointegrated Prosperous New Year".

New Course in Pune !

Off to Pune for a course this weekend !

Particpants Have a Super Time at the Second Module of the !st Implant Course

We just finished the second module of our first implant course last weekend (17th Sept to 19th Sept). We all had a great time. All the participants were delighted to perform second stage surgery on successfully integrated implants. The second session is more clinical in nature. Surprisingly the most popular presentation was the one on Implant Occlusion !

Callipers !

A common query in our courses is about the different kinds of measuring tools used to make measurements of distances on bone during implant surgery as well as in the planning stage. With the advent of CT Scans and Interactive planning software and the availability of computer generated surgical guides the need for such "archaic" measuring tools will probably see a fall ! But I don't foresee the demise of the scale or calliper anytime soon.


The digital calliper is the tool we use in preoperative planning to measure distances on the cast and on OPG's. It's easily available at most good hardware stores or high end stationary stores.


The Castroviejo Callipers featured alongside come in a short and long design as well as in a choice of straight and curved tips. They are very useful in measuring off distances in the mouth (the long ones are better) and I generally have both a curved and straight one available. I bought mine from A.K. Surgical here in Mumbai for a few hundred rupees each.








Featured alongside are ridge measuring callipers.
These sturdy stainless steel callipers come with sharp needle tips that can penetrate soft tissue to measure the actual width/thickness of bone. useful for bone mapping. Their large size makes them a bit unwieldy and it can be a bit difficult to read of the finely etched millimeter scale but they are a useful addition to the surgical armamentarium. The tips are replaceable if damaged. Expensive. Get them from Salvin or from Novodental in Mumbai.




This Boley's gauge can be used both on casts and intraorally since it is autoclavable. It is used in a fashion similar to the digital vernier above. Available from most dental and dental lab supply companies.

Class B Autoclaves

One cannot overemphasise the importance of sterilisation and infection control not just for implant surgery but for all aspects of dentistry.
Effective sterilisation can be the difference between success and failure in implant dentistry.
A Class-B autoclave is the standard of care when it comes to steam sterilisation . This is specially true when sterilising tools and instruments with hollow insides such as handpieces, drills, cannulas etc.
For the last many years my trusted Class B was a unit from Prestige Medical in the UK. In February this year it finally gave in. This, namely the lack of service and spares from foreign manufacturers or their agents has been a constant problem with many imported hi tech equipments. With a complicated , sophisticated expensive and critical device such as a vacuum autoclave it is imperative that service and spares be readily available for many years after the purchase of the autoclave. I was reasonably lucky with my Prestige. Other colleagues have not been so fortunate.
Although many imported brands are available in place of the Prestige we bought the Indian made/assembled Equitron autoclave from Medica Instruments. This is a true Class B autoclave and except for a few initial glitches has performed very well. The service from the CEO Mr.Hemant Shah has been courteous and prompt.
As usual I have NO FINANCIAL INTEREST in this product. Just a product and a company I believe deserves support and encouragement.

Sumita Mitra named among Heroes of Chemistry for 2009

Sumita Mitra named among Heroes of Chemistry for 2009: "3M ESPE inventor of composites and RMGI technology honored."
Not strictly an implant related post but I just couldn't resist posting. Dr.Sumita Mitra of 3M has played a pivotal role in the development of glass ionomers , specially resin reinforced glass ionomers. Her accomplishments are stupendous and have revolutionised restorative and preventive dentistry. We are all proud of her !

HEINE HRP Binocular Loupes

HEINE HRP Binocular Loupes

These are the new loupes that I've got myself. For nearly ten years I used a set of 2.5x Galilean loupes. Not the greatest. They were cheap, heavy and not very good but they served the purpose. But then advancing age (I just crossed 45) and deteriorating eyesight necessitated a more powerful set of extra "eyes". The Heines I have are 3.5x prismatics that are a joy to use. I use it for practically all implant surgery but specially when doing sinus lifts where the magnification and the additional illumination is a great help. There are quite a few additional accessories that come with the loupes in it's handsome case that make this set of loupes a joy to use. Having said this 3.5x is not the ideal first loupe to own. For that the 2.0 or 2.5x is a better choice. Not sure which loupe is best for you? Checkout this article to help you decide.

I also have a led light that goes with the loupes. I have to admit I am not as happy with the light as I am with the loupes. The light just doesn't seem to have enough intensity and the battery handle is bulky and uncomfortable to use . It's a beautifully designed little light but it's needs more power and a smaller longer lasting battery pack that easy on to carry and easy on the pocket.


I would like to add that I have NO financial interest whatsoever in this product!

EnBIO launches OsteoZip surface for dental implants

EnBIO launches OsteoZip surface for dental implants: "OsteoZip is designed to enhance the osteointegration and early bone fixation of dental implants into host bone tissue."

YouTube - umichdent's Channel

YouTube - umichdent's Channel

Just this morning as I was surfing the web I came across these videos on You Tube. Hundred's of videos on dentistry including lectures and tutorials from dental schools such as The University of Michigan and The University of Southern California are available for free viewing. Entire conferences are available by eminent lecturers and all for FREE !

Enjoy !

New Domain !

Just to make it easier to remember I just registered a custom domain for this blog. The new domain is
http://www.implantsutra.com rather than the older blogspot address!

Welcome to Implant Sutra !

Hi! and welcome to the Implant Sutra blog. I began and shut down various versions of this blog over the past few years. The basic reason was that I felt that what I had to share was not significant enough. That seems to have changed a bit ! having been involved with placing,restoring and teaching dental implants for the past many years I have first hand experienced the great need for more implant dentists to share and document their experiences for others to benefit from. We need an Indian information base that helps us all here cope with the unique conditions in which we practice and enables us to deliver the highest standard of care that our patients deserve.
As I add to this blog ( I hope with some regularity) I hope to hear from all of you about what you like and dont and your opinions about what I publish and what I should. Dissenting opinions are as welcome as is praise.
I would like to see many more Indian implant dentists share their knowledge, experiences and practices with the greater dental community at large.
Once more Namaste and Welcome !