An Idiot’s Guide to Restoring Single Implant Crowns Part 2 – PDP157

Welcome back to part two of this ‘Restoring the Single Implant Crown’ podcast series that’s about to kick start your implant career. We’ve teamed up with the uber-knowledgeable Dr. Devang Patel, a dental wizard with over 13 years of spellbinding experience under his belt. Leading on from the previous episode that focussed on case assessment to impression taking/digital scanning, we now cover the step by step protocol for fitting the implant crown, maintenance, and troubleshooting. https://youtu.be/FDB72GtYAAs Watch PDP157 on Youtube Dr. Patel’s got your back (or should we say teeth?) every step of the way! Check out his social media platforms for further information about his upcoming implant restoration course: @dr_devangpatel [email protected] www.drdevangpatel.com Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of the episode:00:00 Intro01:12 Restoring Implant Crowns Infographic02:03 Recap Part 103:45 Inspecting the labwork05:52 Assessing the occlusion06:22 Keeping the implant clean during the fit appointment07:21 Anaesthetic Prior to Implant Crown Try-In?08:20 Screwing in the crown11:13 Occlusion and guidance17:18 Temporarily restoring the access hole18:33 Review19:49 Definitive torque and sealing the access hole25:46 Yearly review of Implant Crown27:18 Radiographs29:21 Excessive blanching when fitting crown31:21 High occlusion management32:06 Open contact points for implant crowns34:43 Other implantologists’ work38:29 Angulated screw channels43:24 Loose implant crowns45:52 Implant passports46:57 Adjusting the occlusion48:24 Dr. Devang Patel51:13 Outro You can now download the infographic that sums up Part 1 and Part 2 of An Idiot’s Guide to Restoring Single Implant Crowns. Just head to protrusive.co.uk/idiot If you liked this episode, you will also like Full Mouth Rehabs Part 3 Did you know? You can get CPD from the Web App or Phone App and watch premium clinical videos, for less than a tax deductible Nando’s per month?