David Burgess describes a new dynamic navigation protocol for edentulous case planning and implant placement. The use of dynamic navigation for dental implant treatment is becoming more widespread, enabling surgeons to visually monitor the progress of the drill throughout implant site preparation. The first version of Navident, introduced in 2015, required a radiographic marker to…

[embedded content] We find out a little more about Nilesh Parmar and his life in dentistry. More about Nilesh Parmar In 2004, aged 22, Nilesh graduated youngest in his class at the Barts & London Dental School. After qualifying Nilesh carried out the one-year mandatory vocational training at a small dental practice in Gt Dunmow,…

Thomas Sealey presents an aesthetically challenging case to restore a missing upper left central tooth. This case presentation demonstrates a unique approach to an aesthetically challenging restorative solution for a missing UL1 due to a less-than-ideal placement angulation of an implant by another dentist. This case was complicated by the patient being incredibly nervous and…

This is your chance to win an Iphysio Premium Kit, worth £500, simply by following Lyra on Facebook. What is the Iphysio Premium Kit? [embedded content] The Premium Kit helps you experience the Iphysio workflow, simply and economically. It gives you two implants (Naturactis – see link below), two Iphysio Profile Designers and all the…

Implant Dentistry Today rounds up the latest abstracts published on the subject of diseases affecting the peri-implant tissues. Van Velzen FJ, Lang NP, Schulten EA, Ten Bruggenkate CM (2016) Dental floss as a possible risk for the development of peri-implant disease: an observational study of 10 cases Clin Oral Implants Res 27(5):618-21 Aim To report…

Simon Chard demonstrates how the use of digital intraoral scanning and chairside milling can enhance the restorative phase of implant therapy. Dental implants are a fantastic addition to the repertoire of any restorative dentist and allow us to replace a tooth in a way that minimises damage to the remaining dentition. Dental implant restoration requires…

To celebrate 25 years of Dentistry magazine, we’ve asked leading dental professionals for their game-changing innovation that shaped their career. In this article we asked Alfonso Rao what his game-changing product is. Dr Alfonso Rao was born in Italy graduating with distinction from the University of Chieti. He worked as an oral surgeon at hospitals in…

To celebrate 25 years of Dentistry magazine, we’ve asked leading dental professionals for their game-changing innovation that shaped their career. In this article we asked Eimear O’Connell what her game-changing product is. Eimear received her dental degree from the University of Edinburgh. She has run her own private dental practice in Edinburgh since 1996. She received…

It’s your last chance to enrol on the Foundation of Implant Dentistry with the International Team for Implantology (ITI). Held in Crawley, the course holds a maximum 24 delegates, with 91 hours enhanced CPD also on offer. Dates and modules include: 25-26 February – Introduction to implant dentistry 17-18 March – Single tooth replacement 21…

Clinical Health Technologies has released a new mouthwash – Clinisept+. Dr Neil Millington discusses this new product, its history, chemistry and why his experience of using it over the last 15 months has convinced him it really is a game-changer for both dentists and patients. Do we need a new mouthwash in dentistry? Dentists prescribe…