I’ve been using my computer to plan my implant treatments for a decade and a half. I use a 3D planning software called SimPlant – the first in its field and still, I think, the best. Using a sophisticated form of Xray imaging, it helps me visualise precisely where I...
Is this the filling material of the future? The mouth is a tough environment, and it’s a sad truth that fillings, even with the best care, are not likely to last longer than a decade. Modern filling materials are pretty good, though, and any advances have to meet ever...
The world’s population is both growing and aging. More people than ever before are surviving to their children’s adulthood – for many parts of the developing world a rarity only 50 years ago. While that’s good news, it also means that many more people are living with...
Dental implant design and clinical practice have reached a state where almost any patient can receive implant treatment and expect it to last for many years. It’s an impressive achievement, which is why I get irritated when I see it overstated to the public. Here’s a...
I suppose it’s a natural mistake to make, but we do tend to regard our oral health as a separate issue from our “health”, as though our mouths were quarantined from the rest of us by some invisible fence. It’s still a mistake, though. It’s now known that poor oral...
If you’re one of the many people in middle life who are starting to think that dental implants may be the solution to your long-term dental needs, this article is for you. Many of my implant patients are seniors, and I’m often asked whether their care poses special...
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