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32 Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | September-October 2015referral clinic Help your patients love their smile. The introduction of colored, highly translucent zirconia like Zirlux FC2 allows laboratories to deliver extremely aesthetic restorations to their dentists which is ultimately what gives the patient something to smile about. JONATHAN L. FERENCZ, D.D.S. Diplomate American Board of Prosthodontics For a certified Zirlux® Lab near you: 1-866-248-9657 • www.zirlux.com < Page 31 > Page 33 Fig. 4a: Coronectomy of the crown tooth #46 Fig. 6a:Separation of the mesial and distal roots Fig. 7a: Curettage of the periapical granuloma Fig. 5a: “ Drill through the tooth technique” Fig. 6c: Mesial and Distal roots after removal Fig. 8: Intact buccal and lingual walls after the extraction and degranulation of the socket Fig. 4b: Increased visibility after the crown is sectioned and removed Fig. 6b: The separated roots are elevated and removed without causing any damage to the extraction site Fig. 7b: Removal of the periapical granuloma Fig. 5b: Widening of the osteotomy through the tooth with the consecutive wider drills Dental Implants knowing that the treat- ment will be rendered with maximum care and efficiency. At SameDay Dental Implants Clinic the team is compromised of dental specialist such as maxillofacial surgeons, prosthodontists and master dental technicians. Additionally well- trained surgical assistants, an in house 3-D digital scan facility and an internal dental laboratory make SameDay Dental Implants Clinic a one-stop shop for den- tal implants. Furthermore, what starts as an introductory referral report from the general dentist gets converted into a meeting where patients’ x-rays and pre- liminary diagnostic information is shared and discussed. SameDay Dental Implants Clinic specializes in immediate placing and immediately loading the majority of the dental implants and many referring dentists praise this highly since their pa- tients’ cases are completed swiftly with- out delay. The team at SameDay Den- tal Implants are also involved in many teaching courses in the UAE region that concentrate in training other dentists in placing and restoring dental implants. These teaching courses are monumental at raising the awareness for establishing a referral culture with our patient’s best interest at heart. Here healthcare provid- ers can share cases, teach and learn from each other while raising the quality of pa- tient care. Below is a description of such a relation- ship demonstrated by a case referred to SameDay Dental Implants Clinic by a general dentist that refers patients to SameDay Dental Implants on a weekly base. It involves a previously restored crown on tooth # 46 that presented with pain on percussion and minor lingual swelling. Upon radiographic examina- tion, periapical granulomas can be seen at the apex of both roots, extending into the furcation with dental decay spreading into the mesial and distal root chambers (Figure 1). Upon further evaluation of the 3D scan the periapical granuloma/ ab- scess is seen extending into the vicinity of the inferior alveolar nerve and hence attributing to the symptoms of pain. (Figure 2a, b). Nonetheless the intact la- bial and lingual walls render this case an ideal situation for immediate extrac- tion and immediate loading with a MAX dental implant from Southern Implants.