Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

19Implant TribuneNovember 14-20, 2011United Kingdom Edition NEW DIGIXPAD COMPACT DENTAL IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DigixPad provides a the ideal solution for any practitioner wishing to upgrade to Digital X-ray Imaging without the need for costly and complex PC integration and networking. Providing quick and easy chairside image capture and manipulation, DigixPad from eschmannDirect will save you time and money and will easily integrate into your surgery. For details and orders call EschmannDirect on: 01903 875787 ic.sales@eschmann.co.uk | www.eschmanndirect.com from Direct *Prices excl. Carriage and VAT valid to 31st Aug 2011 LittleSisterDigixpad  High Definition, crystal clear radiographs.  Instantaneous image generation.  Rapid apex location during endo treatments  High resolution endoral sensors.  Large 4.3” integrated touch screen.  No need for specialist software.  Permanent image storage via USB flash drive or SD card.  WiFi or direct image transfer to PC.  Compact and portable for use at chairside.  DigixPad is designed to work with all digital and analogue x-ray systems.  VisualVi software upgrade provides enhanced image manipulation, ideal for implantology.  Cost effective alternative to other digital imaging systems.  Solution for practices requiring space for a dedicated decontamination room Digixpad DigixPad System £4495.00 (rrp £4995) OFFER PRICE FREE Visual Vi software included worth £750 T he following article describes an alterna- tive treatment option to reduce bone resorption post- tooth extraction with the help of laser technology and autolo- gous materials, thereby creating the optimal conditions for im- plantation. Many prosthodontic dentists are familiar with the problem of the crucial buccal lamella being partially or completely resorbed within six weeks post-tooth ex- traction. This resorption then leads to subsequent implanta- tion problems. Treatment of insufficient bone is attempted via expensive and cumbersome bone augmentation procedures either during or before implanta- tion. Numerous procedures have already been introduced to prevent this bone resorp- tion: from direct implantation to filling the alveole with ma- terials of different origins and frequently additional mem- branes to cover the introduced material. This costly bone graft proce- dure, usually using foreign mate- rials,canunfortunatelyleadtoun- foreseeable results, ranging from very good to very poor. Aside from the often-mentioned risks related to bone substitutes of hu- man or animal origin, it is very disagreeable to find non-osse- ointegrated bone replacement material instead of the desired newly formed bone during im- plantation and being worse off than without the procedure. Amongst some surgical colleagues, the phrase “party crasher”1 is used, ie the bone formation party fails to happen. Unfortunately, even immediate implantation, which would help in most cases, is often no solu- tion, because infection, insuf- ficient treatment time, unsuited implant systems, and especially the legally uninformed patient are obstacles to an immediate implantation. Even if immediate implan- tation is a success, the results are not reliably predictable, especially with regard to aes- thetics. For these reasons, I searched for an alterna- tive, affordable, fast and non- cumbersome procedure using autologous materials to reduce bone resorption and create optimal conditions for subse- quent implantation. This procedure, elap-rp (elexxion laser-assisted protocol- ridge preservation), will be pre- sented in this article. Theoretical reflections Romanos2 demonstrated in his study with a highperformance Nd:YAG laser that a laser cut heals distinctly slower than a Laser ridge preservation Dr Darius Moghtader describes an alternative treatment option page 20DTà ‘This costly bone graft procedure, usually using for- eign materials, can unfortunately lead to unforseeable results’