Failing root canal. Transition to an implant with extraction and bone grafting with custom bone graft putty and AlloDerm membrane. After 4 months healing implant placed with additional augmentation. After 2 months, final restoration made.
Root Coverage with AlloDerm. This acelluar human donor collagen from the dermal layer can be used to augment gums instead of using tissue from elsewhere in the mouth.
Tooth #6 the upper right cuspid was impacted and previously exposed,a chain was bonded and it was moving into position but toward the facial. This procedure helped to create more room for easier positioning while managing the appearance and functionality of the gum.
Grafting options include using a thin layer of tissue from the palate. This is a simple surgery, the donor is the patient's own tissue and heals rapidly and predictably.
Secondary to trauma (baseball bat to the teeth), lesion develops. Prior abcess now chronic. Teeth OK. Remove lesion and graft with demineralized bone gel mixed with mineralized bone and tetracycline. Histologic diagnosis: periapical granuloma.
Tongue piercing traumatized the lingual of the lower central resulting in recession. Additionally, there was infection and pocketing. This site was endoscopically debrided,then a connective tissue graft was done to regenerate the attachment loss.
