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Showing papers in "Compendium in 1994"


Journal Article
Summers Rb1
TL;DR: The author concludes that the osteotome technique is superior to drilling for many applications in soft maxillary bone and allows more implants to be inserted in a greater variety of sites during a routine office procedure.
Abstract: This article reviews the limitations of drilling into soft bone to place endosseous implants. Differences among bone types and the anatomy of the maxilla are described. The osteotome technique, which is a new method of placing implants into maxillary bone without drilling, and the rationale for two other procedures, the osteotome sinus floor elevation and the ridge expansion osteotomy, are detailed. How osteotomes conserve osseous tissue and may improve bone density around the implant is also discussed. A pilot study that shows excellent results with several types of press-fit implants using the osteotome technique is provided. The author concludes that the osteotome technique is superior to drilling for many applications in soft maxillary bone. Furthermore, the osteotome technique allows more implants to be inserted in a greater variety of sites during a routine office procedure.

697 citations


Journal Article
TL;DR: Intramuscular sedation techniques remain the least used by clinicians, possibly because of their limited exposure in the undergraduate and graduate dental curricula, but a retrospective study of 900 dental cases revealed a high safety record, efficacy, and good evaluations from clinicians and patients.
Abstract: Intramuscular (IM) sedation techniques remain the least used by clinicians, possibly because of their limited exposure in the undergraduate and graduate dental curricula To assess the safety and efficacy of these techniques, the authors conducted a retrospective study of 900 dental cases A total of 308 patients received ketamine, 356 received a meperidine/promethazine combination, and 236 received midazolam Results revealed a high safety record, efficacy, and good evaluations from clinicians and patients, in addition to some advantages over other sedation techniques

7 citations


Journal Article

1 citations