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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.
Post Extraction Molar Tooth Replacement with Southern Implants
The size and shape of the multi-rooted socket is often not suited to the placement of a typical implant, resulting in compromised implant positioning or poor primary stability. This may result in a waiting period of 3-4 months to allow for healing before attempting to...
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...
Vandeweghe S, Hattingh A, Wennerberg A, De Bruyn H. Surgical protocol
Vandeweghe S, Hattingh A, Wennerberg A, De Bruyn H. Surgical protocol and short-term clinical outcome of immediate placement in molar extraction sockets using a wide body Implant. J Oral Maxillofac Res 2011 (Jul-Sep); Vol. 2; No 3. Purpose Implant placement in molar...
Early loading of unsplinted implants supporting mandibular overdentures
Tawse-Smith, A., Payne, A.G.T., Kumara, R., Thomson, W.M. Early loading of unsplinted implants supporting mandibular overdentures using a one-stage operative procedure with two different implant systems: A 2-year report. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2002; 4: 33-42....
