Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

26 Clinical United Kingdom Edition Feb 25- Mar 3, 2013 About the author Sunny Kaushal BDS (U. Birm) Dip Imp Dent RCS (Eng) MSc (U. Lond) Sunny is the Principal Dentist at Chic Teeth in Birmingham and has over 16 years experience in Den- tal Implant Surgery and restoration. He is also an Implant Surgeon at the respected Harley Street Oral Recon- struction Centre. He was an elected Committee Member of the Associa- tion of Dental Implantology (ADI) and member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentists. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons and gained a Diploma in Implant Dentistry with an advanced certificate followed by an MSc (ImpDent) with distinction from the University of London. Sunny has a special interest in implant re- tained overdentures and is a lead implant surgeon for changing faces denture clinics. He also has a passion for teaching and is an ADI mentor as well as a tutor for the highly respected Royal College of Surgeons of England. To compliment this, he actively en- courages referring dentists to get in- volved in the restorative process and provides one to one training in all as- pects of restoring implants. About the author Dr Marcus Gam- broudes BDS (U. Birm) Marcus is a Principal Dentist at Cape Road Dental Practice & Implant Centre in War- wick and Director of The Warwick- shire Oral Surgery Clinic, where he receives referrals for both simple and complex implant cases. His main area of interest is in the area of guided surgery and im- mediate load. He also works along side Consultant Oral and Maxillofa- cial Surgeon Mr. Sat Parmar offering treatment under general anaesthetic. About the author Andrew Chan- drapal BDS M F G D P ( U K ) D P D S ( B r i s ) MClinDent(Pros) Andrew qualified from Birmingham University and rapidly progressed to achieve further qualifications and training which form the basis of his special interests; dental cosmetics, bonding rehabilita- tion and management of wear. An- drew works with eminent colleagues in various disciplines of dentistry to create smiles that not only look naturally outstanding but also func- tion efficiently and comprehensively. Andrew has gained knowledge in all aspects of restorative disciplines and continues to update his knowl- edge with international studies on a regular basis. His interests and skills have led to a focus on prosthodontic interfaces and composite bonding. He is Chair of communications on the Board of Directors for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and a long-standing member of the AACD, the International Team for Implan- tology, the Association of Dental Im- plantology and the British Society of Occlusal Studies. He is also an educa- tor to other dentists and key opinion leader to the industry within the disci- plines of aesthetic dentistry, treatment planning and composite resin artistry. provisional acrylic bridges to im- mediately load the implants after placement. With the planning complete the patient returned for surgery. This was carried out under local anaesthetic, and involved secur- ing the surgical guide with small pre-determined screws followed by preparation of the implant beds with the corresponding guided drills. The upper jaw was completed first, followed by the lower. The provisional acrylic bridges were then secured to the implants. The provisional bridges were left in situ for approximately six months before being removed and impressions taken for the de- finitive bridgework. Duralay veri- fication jigs were used to ensure the accuracy of the impressions. The definitive, screw retained, bridges were constructed from a milled bar overlayed with acrylic. The patient was delighted with the result. “The CAMOG system was in- troduced to me around three-four years ago when I found more and more indications for finding a more economical solution to re- storing edentulous arches. After looking into CAMLOG implants and their restorative versatility together with the simple system of placement I trained up on CT guided implant placement and found the guided CAMLOG im- plants to be of perfect application to my needs. I now use CAMLOG implants for most of my surgical and restor- ative cases. My laboratory techni- cian based in California is also very comfortable with the system resulting in superior technical results as well as the simplicity and versatility of placement. It ap- pears to be a well researched and documented system to which I have found the product support to also be very good.” Case Study 3 This delightful 56-year old lady presented to me complaining that she wasn’t happy with the appear- ance of her teeth and she couldn’t tolerate wearing dentures. She had had some teeth extracted a short time before and was given a set of immediate partial dentures that were poorly fitting and caus- ing a lot of discomfort. The patient had obvious on- going issues with her remaining teeth and was referred to a col- league dentist for a full exami- nation. It was clear that all the remaining teeth needed to be ex- tracted. This was duly carried out and the patient was constructed a set of transitional full upper and lower dentures whilst her mouth page 25DTß