Monthly Archives: January 2012

Bone Graft tooth #8 site

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

The bone must be put into the post extraction socket.  This picture shows a delivery syringe being filled with bone.  The delivery syringe aids in precise delivery and packing of the graft.  The membrane must be contoured and partially inserted … Continue reading →

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Bone Graft tooth #8 site

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

The white-ish particulate material in the round container is  processed/treated human bone.  Human bone (allografts) are used frequently in many medical procedures.  This bone will be placed into the fresh extraction site of tooth #8.  This type of dental bone graft is … Continue reading →

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Extraction process tooth #8, pictures

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

Tooth #8 root can be seen half in the socket and half out.  The root has been freed from the bone by severing the periodontal ligament.  Teeth are not directly connected to the jaw bone, dental implants are.  The direct … Continue reading →

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Extraction process tooth #8 e

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

Tooth #8 root has been completely removed.  The post tooth extraction socket has visibly filled with blood.  Bone grafting is indicated to preserve the site for a dental implant.   Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share … Continue reading →

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Extraction process tooth #8 d

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

To the typical patient, a tooth is the white thing that shows.  To dental professionals, the tooth is made up of both the clinical crown (the white part that shows) and the root.  In this picture the root of tooth … Continue reading →

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Why make a dental flipper?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

What a nightmare.  Your front tooth breaks the second week of December.  What can be done quickly?  A dental flipper is fast, easy, not expensive and not definitive.  The definitive solution can be explored and a decision does not need … Continue reading →

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Before extraction broken tooth #8

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

This series of blog pictures will take the reader through the typical series of procedures we employ in my Palm Harbor, Tampa Bay Fl area dentist office, focusing on dental implants. The previous picture showed the patient with the flipper … Continue reading →

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Picture of Flipper tooth #8

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

In this all too common situation, this woman broke a front tooth that had had root canal therapy, a post and core build-up and a crown.  Of course this happens at the worst time possible, just before Christmas 2011.  Her … Continue reading →

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Picture of flipper for tooth #8

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

This is the flipper for tooth #8 out of the mouth.  It will be seen in subsequent blogs at various stages. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe … Continue reading →

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What is a dental flipper? Picture of flipper tooth #9 in the mouth.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin

In this picture we see the dental flipper from the previous blog in the patient’s mouth.  The arrow is pointing to the removable tooth #9. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers … Continue reading →

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