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Classification of Periodontal Disease and Conditions
This classification system of periodontal disease was developed during the International Workshop for a Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions (IWCP) October 30th – November 2nd 1999. It...
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 12,000 views in 2012. If...
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Dr. Geminiani Lectures at Perio Health Seminars – Houston, TX
Houston skyline (Creative Commons via arielp at flickr.com) Enter the world of dental implants with the right steps: treatment planning and proper component selection. After this event participants...
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Pregnancy and Gingival Inflammation
by The Dental Elf via Pregnancy and Gingival Inflammation. Hormonal changes during pregnancy are considered to affect the response of the gingival tissues, with studies suggesting that 36% – 100% of...
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How to Evaluate Growth Before Dental Implants
Introduction When considering dental implant treatment of the adolescent and young adults several factors have to be taken into consideration. In fact, the residual growth and the residual eruptive...
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Canine Exposure: Surgical Treatment of Impacted Teeth
A Maxillary left canine tooth is surgically exposed. What is an impacted tooth? The Glossary of Periodontal Terms defines impacted tooth as: An unerupted or partially erupted tooth so positioned that...
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Dr. Geminiani Lectures at University of Texas Health and Science Center –...
Houston skyline (Creative Commons via arielp at flickr.com) The lecture titled Recession Coverage: a Decision Making Process will analyze topics of mucogingival surgery from an evidence-based point of...
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Dr. Geminiani Lectures at Houston Community College, School of Dental Hygiene...
Houston Community College The lecture titled Initial Therapy and Introduction to Surgical Therapy will analyze topics focusing on the surgical and non-surgical treatment of periodontal disease....
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Gummy Smile Makeover Houston TX
Certain patients show too much gingiva (gum tissue) when they smile. This condition is called excessive gingival display, or gummy smile. The gummy smile does not put the teeth at risk of being lost,...
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Page and Schroeder Histopathogenesis of Periodontal Lesion
This table summarizes the findings of the Page and Schroeder 1976 study. You can read more on the Page and Schroeder 1976 study in this post. Stage Key Features Initial Lesion 2-4 days After 2 to 4...
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Platform Switching, Enough Evidence?
by The Dental Elf via Dental Implant-Abutment Connection on Bone Levels. Insertion of dental implants is commonly associated with bone remodeling. A number of biological, technical and biomedical...
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Dr. Geminiani Lectures at Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon – Monterrey, Mexico
The lecture titled Applications of Sonic Surgery in Oral, Periodontal and Implant surgery will analyze topics focusing on the surgical uses of sonic and ultrasonic hand piece. The lecture titled...
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Dr. Geminiani Lectures at the Rochester Dental Study Club – Rochester, NY
The lecture titled Treatment of Non-carious Cervical Lesions, will analyze the decision tree involved in the treatment of cervical lesions with a combined periodontal-restorative treatment. Handouts:...
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Treatment Options for the Edentulous Patient (including All-On-4)
Implant bridges made of monolithic zirconium oxide. Introduction Edentulism is a world wide pandemic. It is estimated that the Western world has more than 35 millions edentulous individuals, while the...
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