Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

May 21-27, 201222 Cosmetic Tribune United 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 About the author Dr L Emery Karst, a graduate of Loma Linda University’s School of Dentistry, has been practis- ing the art of cos- metic dentistry for more than 20 years. Although he enjoys cosmetic dentistry the most, he also regularly undertakes work in endodontics, im- plants, crown and bridge and other techniques. Dr Karst’s articles on en- dodontics and cosmetic techniques have been published in Dentistry To- day. He also lectured on endodontics at the Oregon State Dental Conven- tion in 2010. your thumb resting on the in- cisal edge of a tooth, engage the flat side of the blade close to the incisal edge and push gingivally to loosen the inter- proximal composite. Continue until most of the composite has been loosened and removed. Use a Wedel- stadt chisel in the same fash- ion to loosen the gingival com- posite. To break the contact, a serrated interproximal strip is used in a cross-cut sawing fashion. The Bard-Parker #12 scal- pel is used again to remove more interproximal com- posite. Blue tipped diamond strips are then used to remove any remaining composite and a yellow-tipped diamond strip is used to smooth. Adjust the bite, polish and you are done. Figures 1a to 5b dem- onstrate the good results of the technique described in this article. DT page 21DTß Fig 5a Fig 5b ‘To break the con- tact, a serrated in- terproximal strip is used in a cross-cut sawing fashion’