Our TechnologyX-ray and CBCT Our office utilizes digital X-ray and modern Cone Beam Tomography capturing technology to obtain important diagnostic information that is pertinent to treatment planning, monitoring treatment progress and our communication with you and your referring dentists. We use these digital X-ray technologies extensively in almost all surgical procedures including oral surgery, simple tooth replacement to full-arch rehabilitation using dental implants, crown lengthening to lengthen teeth, periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontic surgery (PAOO) to facilitate the orthodontic movement of teeth in a shorter time frame while preventing common periodontal defects, and many other dental applications. Intraoral Scanning, Implant Scanning, 3D PrintingOur practice is equipped with modern intraoral scanner, implant scanner (photogrammetry), robust CAD/CAM planning software and 3D printing technology to help with full-arch and aesthetic implant rehabilitation, including immediate full-arch and anterior implant temporization on the day of surgery. Regardless of the type of procedures, our practice is able to provide patients with either nitrous, oral or intravenous moderate sedation to help patients feel at ease and comfortable during procedures. Growth FactorsTo optimize healing and minimizing post-surgical discomfort while optimizing regenerative capacity of gum and bone, our office utilizes growth factors that can either be harvested from your own blood as in the form of Plate Rich Fibrin (PRF) or growth factors collected from FDA-approved tissue banks such as Platelet-Derived-Growth Factor (Gem21 by Lynch Biologics) and Amelogenin Proteins (Emdogain by Straumann). These growth factors are beneficial to bone and cementum regeneration in severe defects, particularly in patients with compromised medical conditions such as history of heavy smoking, diabetes, osteoporosis, osteopenia, history of long-term steroid and/or bisphosphonate use. Graft MaterialsIn term of grafting materials, Dr. Trinh is able to perform regenerative procedures based on patient’s preference. For bone grafting, Dr. Trinh is able to safely harvest bone chips from patient’s jaw or use a variety of bone graft materials (allograft, xenograft, mineralized/demineralized) from FDA-approved tissue banks, or a mixture of both patient’s and donor bones. Similarly for gum grafting, Dr. Trinh is able to safely harvest resilient gum tissue from donor sites either on the roof of the mouth or in the back of the upper jaw or use acellular donor collagen matrix (Alloderm by BioHorizons, Mucoderm/Mucograft/Fibrogide by Geitslich). Implants and Implant Stability MeasurementOur practice utilizes dental implants from well-established and well-known dental implant manufacturers (Straumann, Nobel, NeoBiotech, BioHorizon, Keystone). Our decision on which implant system to use is based on Dr. Trinh’s rigorous evaluation of their clinical performance from numerous controlled human studies published in peer-reviewed journals by respected researchers and academic institutions. The surface and thread designs of these implants have been shown to enhance their stability in bone and to be conducive to the regeneration of bone around the implants throughout healing and while in function. It is an established protocol in our practice to measure the stability of the implant in bone by either measuring the resonance frequency (Osstell by W&H Company) or the damping vibration (AnyCheck by NeoBiotech) on implants. On the day of surgery, we obtain the measurement to determine whether the implants can be safely temporized with interim crowns. In addition, after three to six months of healing, we measure the stability of the implant again before we officially inform patients and referring dentists that the implants are ready to be crowned. Laser TechnologyIn the very near future, we will incorporate the most advanced and high power dental laser to help decontaminate diseased root in periodontal disease by utilizing the LANAP protocol and decontaminate diseased implant surface and the surrounding bone/soft tissue by utilizing the LAPIP protocol. These two protocols, established by Millennium Dental Technologies, have the potential to stimulate the regeneration of bone and cementum. Learn More |
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