Dental Implant bars - How to get them right first time...

Choosing the right type of restoration for a large full arch implant reconstruction can be difficult. Many times a denture may be the best option (perhaps to replace lost support for the face) but the patient won't accept as removable appliance! It's a difficult one to manage.

So here are our top tips for ensuring a predictable result:

1. Start, pre implant placement, with a try-in full denture WITH gum work
2. If the patient ideally wants a fixed bridge have another try-in WITHOUT gum work so you can see the emergence of the teeth
3. Use the try-in to decide if there is enough room for a bar or studs, if not enough room discuss options with us.
4. Do not proceed until the patient is happy with the try-in
5. Get us to turn the try-in in to a stent
6. Place the implants using the stent
7. Once integrated get us to make the bar with a 'snap' on bite block and final test set up
8. Once happy go through to completion

The key is the set up at the beginning, don't be tempted to guess or move too fast without getting this right. This is THE absolute KEY to predictability.

To help further with this we are running a study evening, here at the lab (a quick 15 minutes from Kings Cross Station or Jnct 22 on M25) on Tuesday 30th November 6:30pm for 2 hours.

Study Evening - The Edentulous Patient, an evening looking at CADCAM Bars and Frameworks

To book, please call the lab on 01707 663293 or book online here http://www.sbodentallaboratory.co.uk/events.html

We look forward to seeing you.