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Periimplantitis Is Impossible In Cadaver Bone Grafts Our profession is struggling with a continuing increase in implant loss. Virtually every case is diagnosed as periimplantitis. In this post, we will begin to identify the different reasons for implant loss, starting with when bone loss around a dental implant is not periimplantitis. The first point to […]

Fake Puros Studies When talking to dentists about what bone graft material they use, we often hear that they use Puros because it has the most scientific support. We smile and do our best to maintain our composure. The last thing we want to do is to embarrass a fellow dentist by challenging his understanding […]

No Membrane Contact Sinus Augmentation Never tear another sinus membrane In a previous article, “Sinus Augmentation Without Sinus Membrane Exposure”, we described a method of performing a sinus augmentation without contacting the sinus membrane. That case discussed a minor sinus elevation (sinus bump). Today, we are using the same technique that allows the graft material […]

Alzheimer’s is a Prion Infection Prion Infections are Transmitted Through Cadaver Tissue Grafts and Surgical Instruments Many neurodegenerative diseases have been found to be prion infections.1,2 In this post, we will discuss what prions are, what human neurodegenerative diseases are caused by prions, and how the infections are transmitted. Prions are proteins that are produced […]

An Orthopedic Pain Med for Dental Implantologists For pain control in dentistry, we deal with pain from periodontal therapy, endodontic therapy, and implant therapy. These surgeries deal with different tissues and these tissues are likely to respond differently to different pain medications. However, orthopedic surgeons and dental implantologists both work primarily with bone, and we […]

Severe Lesion, Delayed Growth At age 2, the following patient suffered trauma to her lower jaw. At age 12, a significant lesion was found in her mandibular symphysis. The diagnosis was a traumatic bone cavity (previously called a traumatic bone cyst). In 2016 at age 12, the lesion was operated by a skilled oral surgeon […]

Sinus Augmentation Without Sinus Membrane Exposure Sinus membrane perforation is the most common complication of sinus augmentation surgery. Dealing with the sinus membrane is also one of the most stressful parts of sinus augmentation surgery. This post describes a stress-free method of elevating the sinus membrane for predictable sinus augmentation. Tooth #4 presented with the […]

Long Term Ridge Preservation Every day in the clinic we see dramatic post extraction ridge resorption. We accept this as normal because it happens for most patients. Dentistry has developed methods to preserve the alveolar ridge and we have studies that show minimal ridge resorption at 6 months when a site is grafted. In sites […]

Are Cavitations Real? At SteinerBio, our posts are accompanied by cited literature to support our discussions. When we are discussing a subject that lacks solid published literature, we make an effort to be clear that we are only providing our opinion. This discussion on cavitations falls somewhere in no man’s land as there is published […]