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Sinus Pathology, Socket Graft Failure, and How to Prevent Maxillary Alveolar Collapse

March 19, 2021 UncategorizedSteinerBio

Loss of maxillary posterior alveolar bone resulting in the need for sinus augmentation is common and it often occurs rapidly after extraction. To better understand the problem and find a solution, we will look at the factors that contribute to maxillary posterior alveolar bone resorption...

Vitamin D: Bone Health and Implant Integration

March 10, 2021 UncategorizedSteinerBio

As bone graft technology improves, clinical therapy improves. Quicker completion of treatment, both from a perspective of length of time to complete therapy and length of chair time, benefit both dentist and patient. Elimination of invasive surgical therapy again benefits both dentist and patient…

The 5-Minute Implant

January 13, 2021 UncategorizedSteinerBio

Periodontal Bone Loss Is Not A Disease

September 4, 2020 UncategorizedSteinerBio

Our complete skeleton grows and changes throughout life with no physiologic interaction with inflammation. Normal bone formation and remodeling does not share metabolic pathways with inflammation. Acute inflammation is involved in fracture healing…

Ridge Augmentation and the Etiology of Buccal Alveolar Resorption

September 3, 2020 UncategorizedSteinerBioLeave a comment

The following ridge augmentation case is interesting in its own light, but what is more interesting is what it can teach us about bone resorption. We will discuss why buccal resorption occurs and propose treatment that might limit the loss of buccal bone after tooth extraction.

Sinus Augmentation and Head and Neck Cancer Therapy

September 3, 2020 UncategorizedSteinerBio

Sinus Augmentation and Head and Neck Cancer Therapy The following patient was referred for implant replacement of his first molar (#3). During the examination, a visible mass was noted on the left sternocleidomastoid muscle. The mass was examined and appeared to be a swollen lymph node. The patient reported that he was previously treated for testicular cancer many years ago. The patient was referred to an ENT and instructed not to return for implant placement until cleared by the physician. The patient had a biopsy of the mass and was cleared by his physician for implant placement. He did not…

Antibiotics Disrupt the Gut Microflora Resulting in Bone Loss

June 25, 2020 UncategorizedSteinerBio1 Comment

Gut microflora is important for bone health and bone formation. If the gut microflora is disrupted, skeletal bone loss occurs. Antibiotic therapy has been found to cause long term disruption…

Ridge Augmentation Success: Flap Design and Regenerative Cells

June 24, 2020 UncategorizedSteinerBio

Dentists want to know how fast a graft material is resorbed. They often think that when they open a graft site and find bone graft granules the graft material has not performed well or has even failed...

NSAIDs’ Effect on Bone and Implant Integration

June 19, 2020 UncategorizedSteinerBio

NSAIDs’ Effect on Boneand Implant Integration A commonly prescribed medication after implant surgery are one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). In addition to pain control, many of our patients are taking low dose aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. When the mechanism of action of these drugs are evaluated, it is obvious they have an impact on the metabolic pathways responsible for bone formation and resorption. This discussion will outline the pharmacology of the NSAIDs and what we know about how they affect implant integration and bone regeneration. This discussion is an excerpt from the live online…

Understanding Sclerotic Bone