Dr Karnik Shah

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12/31/2023

ProsDent247: Year 4: 📷 The patient was super stoked to get his full arch implant fixed Zirconia restoration just in time before the end of the year holidays. It took us a year and some months of hard work including removing and replacing a failed implant just as we were ready the first time, and a lateral sinus augmentation to reach here where we were able to improve the patient's smile and ability to chew. Full arch Zr fixed implant restorations are a great option for people with failing dentition/ failing fixed teeth based restorations. Even though this is one of the best solutions available in modern digital dental arena, it is important to pay detailed attention to the hard and soft tissue parameters as well as biomechanical aspects to achieve long term and predictably successful outcomes. We can say this with great conviction: "These are not just for View, but fully healthy and functional to Chew".

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12/18/2023

ProsDent247: Year 4: It's not fun when your restorations turn up like this from your labs. Two different labs, same instructions provided, same poor crown design - one thing in common - End of the Year Rush. Using a custom healing abutment and/or custom interim restoration is a potential solution, but patients may choose not to have them due to finances or time needed, especially with posterior teeth. Designing custom abutments and crowns with Tissue expansion with a wide anatomic ideal emergence profile is an alternative and it works if the labs follow your instructions and are not rushing with cases or overlooking your instructions. This shows the importance of having a good lab tech to work with, and great lab communication.
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12/07/2023

ProsDent247: Year 4: Depth of Implant placement - continuation of the previous post: changed their mount design recently. The designs only differ slightly and still have markings on them to allow 1mm subcrestal placement as recommended by manufacturer. The new design has just one 360 degree uniform laser etched marking (vs two in the old design), to minimize confusion during surgical implant placement.

09/29/2023

ProsDent247: Year 4: Day 1: Starting a new series. When you are working with a company like , it helps to have these implant mounts that have additional functions. During surgical placement, the markings assist with implant depth with respect to the edentulous crest. When the bony crest is level with the bottom marking, the implants will already be 1 mm subcrestal - HiOssen recommendation. Placing it to the next marking will place it 2 mm subcrestal. Thus making it predictable and convenient during surgery.

05/16/2020

Our latest video is up on YouTube guys ! Here's the link to it.
https://youtu.be/jcLZcqGfenA

Please hop on to our YouTube channel 'The Rising Stars' using the link. In this video we are sharing the importance of socket preservation prior to future implant placement. We are showing you various techniques that we follow in our clinical practice for the same.
As always, through this channel, we are sharing information, tips, tricks and some of the protocols we follow in our everyday practice with respect to implant dentistry, prosthodontics and periodontics. This is for education purposes only and can be used by general dentist and specialists alike.

05/10/2020

Our latest video is up on YouTube guys ! Here's the link to it.
https://youtu.be/ledkUsNpydI

Please hop on to our YouTube channel 'The Rising Stars' using the link. In this video we are sharing my protocol on how I go about with my initial restorative evaluation for my patients who are interested in implant and prosthodontic therapy.
As always, through this channel, we are sharing information, tips, tricks and some of the protocols we follow in our everyday practice with respect to implant dentistry, prosthodontics and periodontics. This is for education purposed only and can be used by general dentist and specialists alike.

05/02/2020

For those of you who have not checked out our latest video, here's the link to the latest one.

https://youtu.be/sK-QopAscdQ

Please hop on to our YouTube channel 'The Rising Stars' using the link. We are sharing information, tips, tricks and some of the protocols we follow in our everyday practice with respect to implant dentistry, prosthodontics and periodontics. This is for education purposed only and can be used by general dentist and specialists alike.

Alos dont forget to check out our little trailer below.

Vishal Dhatrak Karnik Shah

04/29/2020

Wassup dental fam ?! We are so excited to keep sharing our clinical experience as private dental practitioners and specialists with you all !

Our next video presentation/ discussion is coming up on our youtube channel soon. For those of you who haven't had a chance to follow - here's the link - https://youtu.be/fb4TR4ZwbUM
For the rest if you, stay tuned for our new video update on Wednesday 4/29 at 1:00 PM Eastern time (US).

04/27/2020

Pros247: Year 1: Qurantine period.. Hey lovely people, I hav started a new YouTube channel with my colleague Dr Vishal Dhatrak .

https://youtu.be/fb4TR4ZwbUM

This will serve as a means of educating and sharing our everyday clinical experience with general dentists and specialists alike. We will be covering multitude of topics ranging from single implants to implant provisional to full arch implant placement and restorations. Great for dentists who are beginning to get their feet wet with implant dentistry, as well as good clinical tips and tricks for experienced general dentists and specialists. (Link here and in my bio)

04/04/2020

ProsDent247: Year 1: Day 72: Continuing the series. After the second set of provisional restorations were in use for 3 weeks & approved by the patient, we went ahead with the fabrication of the final restorations. The veneers on #8,9,10 and the implant crown on #7 looked good and the patient was very happy with the appearance. After minor adjustments, #7 Layered zirconia (screwmentable) and #8,9,10 E.max ( ) veneers were screwed in and adhesively bonded respectively (Rely.X Unicem 2 ). #12-14 had several issues so the temporary screw retained FPD was reinserted and the final FPD was sent back to the lab for remake.

04/04/2020

ProsDent247: Year 1: Day 71: Continuation of the case from yesterday. After about 5 months of healing and implant uncovery, #8,9,10 were prepared for veneers (incisal overlap design) and temporized along with implant crown #7 and implant FPD #12-14. This is the second set of temporary restorations, after the first set had anterior provisionals that were really long inciso-cervically. After making multiple other adjustments, a second set of provisionals were made and patient allowed to use them for about 3 weeks. As you can see, the patient has an average smile line, and didn't really smile prior to us starting her treatment.