Implant & Aesthetic Academy, India

02/03/2023

The course that launched some of the more familiar faces in Indian implant dentistry is back after a 3 year hiatus. Some of the best faculty to learn from, excellent facilities , clinical hands on training on patients , and always a lot of fun as our alumni will vouch for.. Join us this summer for the new, improved, DACE 2.0

01/02/2023

Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis can rear its ugly head at any time.. this patient had her 37,38 extracted in Sep 2019 and had seemingly normal healing til she showed up in June 2020 with ONJ of the left mandible.. three surgical attempts by 3 different surgeons later, she hasn’t got coverage of the bone on that side. The two implants on the right were loaded in Dec 2018, and were absolutely fine till a month ago.. she showed up 4 days ago with exposed dead bone in what was otherwise a healthy looking site. You can see the extent of damage on the left side in the last 3 years and well as the destruction on the right. The last molar on the right and the maxillary have needed treatment for a couple of years but have been postponed repeatedly due to various reasons: medical and personal. She has been a chronic RA patient on steroids, methotrexate, HCQS, and lately Oral Idrofos (Ibandronate) since 2020.

10/12/2022

Adjacent socket shields , zirconia custom abutments and E Max crowns/ veneers.Immediate post restoration

01/12/2022

Using the CBCT to the maximum effect- evaluation of not only the hard but also the soft tissue.. here you can visualise the free gingiva and measure its dimensions, as also the thickness of the palatal mucosa

21/09/2022

The great benefit of being invited to speak at conferences is the opportunity to meet friends..the banter, laughter, camaraderie : priceless. The recently concluded Hard and Soft tissue summit of the ISOI in Mumbai was quite a scientific and social treat.. high quality lectures by Salah,Komal,Ali, Tarun, Rita, Ashvini, Teja. Udatta, Pinak to name a few, and a captive audience over the two days, all the way to the last lecture: kudos to the organising team for a fantastic show..

30/06/2022

Changing smiles and changing lives.. the power of dentistry

20/05/2022

Maxillary lateral incisor socket shield done in Aug ‘21, provisional using his old EMAX crown.patient had a MI in December and didn’t come back for final restoration.
I saw him last week to make an intraoral scan , the images showing the healed site are from that appointment . Final restoration was delivered by a colleague , and I don’t have a clinical image, but post restoration CBCT shows stable bone around the implant and a solid, stable shield.

26/05/2021

I find that many procedures are done without a clear understanding of their indications. I've tried to put together a series of procedures for soft tissue correction around implants (other than recession coverage)

16/03/2021

This is the case I shared at the Biohorizons VIP retreat in Goa last week. Just a post to show the power of good Periodontics & Orthodontics in the overall prognosis of complex cases like these. Periodontal therapy by Dr. Sarita Narayan, Orthodontics Dr. Silju Mathew, Implant guides- Dr. Abhinav Sood & Katara Dental, Labwork- Katara Dental Pune

07/02/2021

So, here goes nothing.... I haven't posted anything dentistry for some time now, and this one is prompted by Sanjay Sah's post from a few days ago... I have had a deep interest in the implant supra crestal complex for over 15 years, and this is a collection of thoughts on the same. If you all are good to me I may add some notes on individual slides as and when I can 😁...

09/12/2020