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Articles from Southern Implants
Southern Implants has been a pioneer in the top-end specialist sector of the dental implant market since 1987, servicing maxillofacial and craniofacial surgeons, prosthodontists, periodontists and general dental practitioners alike.
Improved efficiencies in implant dentistry: Use of patient-specific accelerated therapy to drive practice growth
Dental implant therapy has been growing steadily over the last several decades. However, the penetration rate of implants within the overall tooth replacement market remains relatively low.
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Patients are demanding more efficient treatment protocols that provide immediate function and highly aesthetic outcomes. Southern Implants latest breakthrough innovation, the INVERTA Implant, helps clinicians address patients demands with an innovative Body-Shift™...
Angled Implant Design to Accommodate Screw-retained Implant-supported Prostheses
Dale G. Howes, BSc (Dent), BDS, MDent (Wits), FCD (SA ) Pros, FICD July/August 2017 Issue - Expires August 31st, 2020 Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry Abstract Anatomical constraints at implant sites often precipitate a conflict between surgical and...
Immediate loading of 190 endosseous dental implants
Nikellis, I., Levi, A., Nicolopoulos, C. Immediate loading of 190 endosseous dental implants: a prospective observational study of 40 patient treatments with up to 2-year data. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2004 Jan-Feb; 19(1):116-23. Purpose The present study was...
One-stage surgery and early loading of three implants for maxillary overdentures
Payne, A.G., Tawse-Smith, A., Thomson, W.M., Duncan, W.D., Kumara, R. One-stage surgery and early loading of three implants for maxillary overdentures: a 1-year report. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2004; 6(2):61-74. Background This article uses the 3.25mm diameter...
Surgical modifications to the Branemark Zygomaticus Protocol
Boyes-Varley, J.G., Lownie, J.F., Howes D.G., Blackbeard G.A. Surgical modifications to the Branemark Zygomaticus Protocol in the treatment of the severely resorbed maxilla: a clinical report. Int J Oral Maxillo Facial Implants 2003 Purpose The Zygomaticus dental...
One-stage operative procedure using two different implant systems
Tawse-Smith, A., Payne, A.G.T., Kumara, R., Thomson, W.M. One-stage operative procedure using two different implant systems: A prospective study on implant overdentures in the edentulous mandible. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2001; 3-4; 185-193. Background...
A wide-body implant as an alternative for sinus lift of bone grafting.
Vandeweghe S, De Ferrerre R, Tschakaloff A, De Bruyn H. A wide-body implant as an alternative for sinus lift of bone grafting. Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 2011. Purpose The aim was to evaluate the outcome of a short wide-body implant in the atrophic...
