Ongoing studies in edentulism have revealed disturbing correlations between tooth loss and farther-reaching systemic health issues such as gastrointestinal disorders, atherosclerosis or even cancer. In this video interview with accompanying article, prosthodontist and University of Alabama School of Dentistry professor Dr. Michael McCracken discusses the use of dental implants to stave off bone resorption, access to and affordability of implant treatment, and the advantages and limitations of various restorative options available today.

Digital technology continues to revolutionize the methods of modern dentistry, benefitting every phase of treatment from diagnosis to final restoration. Implant cases in particular rely heavily on accuracy and predictability, both of which can be greatly enhanced using computer-aided techniques. In this multimedia presentation, Dr. Perry Jones demonstrates the use of an intraoral optical scanning system, followed by the CAD/CAM design and milling of all-zirconia custom abutments and a monolithic zirconia bridge, to precisely restore a historically problematic anterior case.

Bradley C. Bockhorst, DMD, Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Editor of InclusiveMagazine.com introduces the latest issue of InclusiveMagazine.com. Inclusive Magazine is a publication dedicated to the fastest-growing field in our profession: implant dentistry. Available in both print and online, Inclusive magazine will highlight the many aspects of dental implants from both a clinical and laboratory perspective. Featuring clinical case studies, new tips and techniques and practice management tools in both article and video format, Inclusive magazine will prompt its readers to implement the latest advancements in implantology in order to achieve predictable, profitable, repeatable results. To view the latest issue, visit www.inclusivemagazine.com.

Dr. Timothy Kosinski describes how dental implant treatment services have been shown to minimize resorption, thereby maintaining the natural appearance of the face and smile while improving denture comfort and stability. Watch this video summarizing advantages implant-retained overdentures have over their traditional counterparts, as well as Dr. Kosinski's rationale for determining the appropriate implant and attachment options for overdenture patients.

A provisional restoration does more than merely provide passable function and esthetics during the healing phase of implant therapy. When properly designed, it will protect the implant sites to help ensure osseointegration, preserve and shape soft tissue, and serve as a working prototype from which to design the final prosthesis. In this video presentation, Dr. Ara Nazarian explores the intermediate and long-term benefits of utilizing BioTemps® Implant Provisionals and the factors that must be considered when making these provisional implant restorations an integral component of the overall treatment plan.

Dental techniques and materials have seen exciting developments in recent years, but it is the combined application of these tools that provides the greatest potential for advancing clinical therapies. Observe a situation in which Dr. Paresh Patel utilized digital treatment planning, surgical guides and mini implant-retained overdentures to meet the challenge of an edentulous case contraindicating conventional implant treatment. Follow this guided surgical procedure as he places Inclusive® Mini Implants in the patient's upper and lower arches.

In this exclusive interview, gIDE founder and academic chairman Dr. Sascha Jovanovic answers questions posed by Inclusive Editor-in-Chief Dr. Bradley Bockhorst pertaining to the long-term health and stability of implants and their surrounding tissues. Hear what this leading clinician and lecturer on implant surgery and soft tissue health and esthetics has to say about implant designs and surface treatments, the preservation of crestal bone and soft tissue, the spacing between implants and other anatomical structures, grafting procedures and materials, and the advantages of temporization in implant therapy.

In this case report, Dr. Daniel McEowen describes a clinical situation in which use of this advanced 3-D imaging technology enabled him to more accurately diagnose the cause of a patient's endodontic failure and to plan for extraction and immediate implant placement. Dr. McEowen then summarizes the limitations of 2-D radiography when compared to 3-D CBCT imaging technology.

Custom implant abutments designed and milled with today’s digital CAD/CAM techniques offer several clinical advantages over prefabricated abutments. Alec Di Lullo demonstrates how the latest CAD/CAM technology is used in the custom design of implant abutments.

Bradley C. Bockhorst, DMD, Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Editor of InclusiveMagazine.com introduces the latest issue of InclusiveMagazine.com. Inclusive Magazine is a publication dedicated to the fastest-growing field in our profession: implant dentistry. Available in both print and online, Inclusive magazine will highlight the many aspects of dental implants from both a clinical and laboratory perspective. Featuring clinical case studies, new tips and techniques and practice management tools in both article and video format, Inclusive magazine will prompt its readers to implement the latest advancements in implantology in order to achieve predictable, profitable, repeatable results. To view the latest issue, visit www.inclusivemagazine.com.