Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

I want you to imagine, for a moment, that there is a great conspiracy (this is a fictional conspiracy of course, I am not suggesting such a thing exists). The conspiracy has one goal: To create anger and indignation within YOU Dark agents lurk in the fetid bowels of corporations, council and government agencies, traf- fic planning offices as well as lurking beneath the desk of the country’s newspaper editors. They whisper vile plots, twist and scheme and manipulate those whose morals are corrod- ed, and whose hearts and souls have died. Let us see how this conspiracy might manifest: • On your drive to work you al- ways turn right at a certain junc- tion. One day you reach the junction and find a no right turn sign has appeared, sending you down an intricate one way sys- tem • You bust a tyre on your road that is riddled with potholes. But said road has just been invaded by sleeping policemen and “nob- bly” pavements • You email customer support via a secure part of the com- pany’s website which can only be accessed by your password, which only you have. You ask a question and are informed that you will need to ring customer service to get your answer for “security reasons” • Your local council spends hun- dreds of thousands on “fact find- ing” trips abroad, whilst threat- ening hundreds of cuts to front line services due to austerity • The government cut the budget by £7b, only to then give that £7b saved to “help” the Irish banks • You buy something form a shop, “would you like to join up for our blimblam card?”.. You say no, “are you sure, you get 10 per cent off badgers entrails when the sun is eclipsing Orion”. You say no, “But you get a free Wal- rus polishing kit”. Repeat until you walk out of the shop without what you went in to buy • The traffic on the motorway grinds to a halt. An hour later of 5mph, you find the cause for the delay, an accident ....... on the other side of the motorway!!! • You walk into McDonald’s at 11.01 and are told you cannot have breakfast because, “it’s all been put away”. It’s there, in the feckin’ kitchen • You are told you must apply for an eCRB check, for a job you have been doing for 30 years • You open the newspaper and are assaulted by how terrible life is. War, famine, death, Aids, recession, depression… You put the paper down and look out the window to see the sun shining and children playing • Your car renewal insurance comes through, 40 per cent high- er than last year, even though you haven’t had an accident that was your fault in mroe than 10 years • You are walking past a peaceful protest and see a quadriplegic being tipped out of his wheel- chair by the police. Their ex- cuse? He was wheeling towards Are they all out to get you? Stephen Hudson delivers part one looks at the situations we can change 11CommentJanuary 23-28, 2012United Kingdom Edition For more information, contact BioHorizons Customer Care: +44 (0)1344 752560 or visit us online at www.biohorizons.com Laser-Lok 3.0 is the first 3mm implant that incorporates Laser-Lok technology to create a biologic seal and maintain crestal bone on the implant collar1 . Designed specifically for limited spaces in the aesthetic zone, the Laser-Lok 3.0 comes with a broad array of prosthetic options making it the perfect choice for high profile cases. SPMP10109 REV D SEP 2010 1. Radiographic Analysis of Crestal Bone Levels on Laser-Lok Collar Dental Implants. CA Shapoff, B Lahey, PA Wasserlauf, DM Kim, IJPRD, Vol 30, No 2, 2010. 2. Implant strength & fatigue testing done in accordance with ISO standard 14801. 3. Initial clinical efficacy of 3-mm implants immediately placed into function in conditions of limited spacing. Reddy MS, O’Neal SJ, Haigh S, Aponte-Wesson R, Geurs NC. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2008 Mar-Apr;23(2):281-288. 4. Human Histologic Evidence of a Connective Tissue Attachment to a Dental Implant. M Nevins, ML Nevins, M Camelo, JL Boyesen, DM Kim. International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. Vol. 28, No. 2, 2008. • Two-piece 3mm design offers restorative flexibility in narrow spaces • Implant design is more than 20% stronger than competitor implant2 • 3mm threadform shown to be effective when immediately loaded3 • Laser-Lok microchannels create a physical connective tissue attachment (unlike Sharpey fibers) 4 Treat small spaces with confidence Introducing the Laser-Lok® 3.0 implant Human histology shows the apical extent of the junctional epithelium below which there is a supracrestal connective tissue attachment to the laser microchannel surface2 . Radiograph shows proper implant spacing in limited site. Laser-Lok 3.0 placed in aesthetic zone. Image courtesy of Michael Reddy, DDS Image courtesy of Cary Shapoff, DDS Treat small spaces with confidence spaces with confidence spaces with Introducing the Laser-LokIntroducing the Laser-Lok® 3.0 implant3.0 implant Bio Horizons_treat small.indd 1 01/03/2011 16:33 page 12DTà