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Complicated Extractions

1. LOWER LEFT FIRST MOLAR IS ANKYLOSED STUCK TO THE BONE SO IT CANT GROW UP
2. TOOTH HAS BEEN REMOVED

Bisphosphonate Drug Exposure

BISPHOSPHONATES USED FOR CANCER AND OSTEOPOROSIS CAN CAUSE BONE INFECTION

Exposure of Impacted Canines

EXPOSURE OF IMPACTED CANINES
EXPOSURE OF IMPACTED CANINES
EXPOSURE OF IMPACTED CANINES
EXPOSURE OF IMPACTED CANINES
1. MULTIPLE IMPACTED TEETH ARE EXPOSED. SEE THE CHAINS
2. TEETH ARE PAINLESSLY PULLED OVER MONTHS INTO THE RIGHT PLACE

Impacted Wisdom Teeth

SKULL SHOWING IMPACTED WISDOM TOOTH POKING THROUGH
WISDOM TEETH 3rd molars DEVELOPING
2. TOOTH HAS BEEN REMOVED
DEVELOPING 4 WISDOM TEETH
UPPER WISDOM TEETH 3rd molar rigth and left ARE ERUPTED
LOWER WISDOM TEETH 3rd molar rigth and left ARE TYPICALLY CLOSE TO THE NERVES IN THE JAW black linear shadow

Biopsy / Pathology

BISPHOSPHONATES USED FOR CANCER AND OSTEOPOROSIS CAN CAUSE BONE INFECTION
PATHOLOGY of the GUMS, Sturge Weber Syndrome
SIDE OF TONGUE WHITE AND EROSIVE LESION CANCER RISK
WHITE TONGUE LESIONS ARE BIOPSIED IN THIS CASE IT WAS BENIGN MIGRATORY MUCOSITIS

Dental Implants / Bone Grafting / Sinus Dental Implants / Bone Grafting / Sinus Lift

CROWN white ABUTMENT connection IMPLANT Grey
THERE ARE 3 PARTS TO A FINAL IMPLANT RESTORATION. CROWN ABUTMENT IMPLANT
CROWN SEATING ON ABUTMENT
CROWN IS CEMENTED OR SCREWED ON THE ABUTMENT
1. 3 TEETH REPLACED BY TWO IMPLANTS
2. CROWNS NOT ON ABUTMENTS YET
TWO LOWER IMPLANTS TO SUPPORT A DENTURE. Ths is the simplest way to restore all the lower missing teeth.
2 implants with special attachments that fit into the denture for stability.
3 implants to replace 3 missing teeth. Abutments have been placed on the implants.
3 implant bridge. The bridge is cemented or screwed ontot he exposed abutments. 3 separate implant crowns could also be made if the bone is of good qua
SIngle Tooth Replacement for Missing Incisor. Note the implant and extending abutment. The crown fits over the exposed abutment.
Upper incisor implant and 3 implants to replace to 3 upper teeth. The crowns have not yet been placed.
GRAFTING UNDER THICK GUM IS POSSIBLE
1. GRAFTING UNDER THIN GUM REQUIRES SANDWICH GRAFT
2. SANDWICH GRAFT to INCREASE VERTICAL
INTERNAL SINUS LIFT
SINUS LARGE. EXTERNAL BONE GRAFT REQUIRED
HOURGLASS DEFECT top bottom
SINUS GRAFTED black NOW THE RIDGE DIP NEEDS TO BE GRAFTED below red line
BONE GRAFT TO BE PLACED UNDER SINUS SINUS LIFT
5. LOOK AT ALL THAT BONE device removed
LOOKING DOWNWARD ONE SIDE of SINUS HAS BEEN GRAFTED white vs black
LOOKING AT THE SINUS GRAFTED white area
ONLAY STACKED BONE GRAFT

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Anchorage Devices

ORTHODONTIC ANCHORAGE DEVICE. The elastic is pulling on a back tooth to move it upward. The bone plate has been surgically screwed into bone.

SARPE / Surgically Assisted Maxillary Expansion

SARPE APPLIANCE CEMENTED IN AND ACTIVATED AFTER SURGERY
AS THE APPLIANCE IS ACTIVATED A SPACE DEVELOPS BETWEEN THE FRONT TEETH
BONE GROWS IN BETWEEN THE SPACE AND THEN THE TEETH ARE MOVED INWARD

Jaw Surgery / Orthognathic Surgery

JAW SURGERY ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
Unsuaul CLeft Tongue
JAW SURGERY ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY CT3D
JAW SURGERY ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY MRSagittalanatomy
CT SCAN Imaging JAW SURGERY ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
Absence of a chin and jaw
IMAGING ANALYSIS FOR OPEN BITE JAW DEFORMITY
1. CT SCANS ARE COVERTED THEN EVALUATED CAREFULLY AND THE SURGICAL PLAN IS PERFORMED ON THE CT
OPEN BITE AND SMALL LOWER JAW ARE CORRECTED
1. PREOPERATIVE LARGE LOWER JAW AND SIMULATED POSTOPERATIVE PLAN 2
2. SURGERIES PERFORMED INCLUDE UPPER JAW ADVANCEMENT AND LOWER JAW SETBACK
JAW SURGERY ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
JAW SURGERY ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
JAW SURGERY ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
JAW SURGERY ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY

TMJ Procedures / Arthrocentesis / TMJ Replacement / Botox

MRI of the JAW JOINT ARE OFTEN USED TO MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS
1. THE ARTHRITIC DISEASE IS REMOVED
2. TMJ REPLACEMENT SELECTIONS IN THE CASE OF SEVERE ARTHRITIS
TMJ BIOMET
1. JAW TUMOR CAUSING ASYMMETRIC FACE
2. RIGHT JAW JOINT TUMOR
3. TOP BOTTOM VIEW OF RIGHT JAW JOINT TMJ TUMOR
5. SURGICAL PLAN TO REMOVE TUMOR green and REPLACE WITH LOWER JAW GRAFT blue
6. PART OF THE LOWER JAW IS FLIPPED OVER TRIMMED AND BECOMES THE NEW JOINT 3
7. TUMOR REMOVED TMJ RECONSTRUCTED
8. SPECIAL DRILLING GUIDES MADE TO KEEP SKIN INCiSIONS SMALL
9. DRILLING GUIDE FITS BETWEEN TEETH
11. POSTOPERATIVE VIEW BITE CORRECTED
12. MINIMAL INCISIONS USED FOR MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION

Distraction Osteogenesis / Growing Your Bone / Jaw Replacement / Facial Reconstruction

1. DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS IS USED TO GROW BONE VERTICALLY
2. BONE IS GROWN USING A DISTRACTION DEVICE painless
A tongue flap is ued to clsoe a large cleft palate defect on the upper jaw.
The tongue flap is being developed. It derives its blood supply from the front part of the tongue.
The tongue wound has been closed and the flap is ready to be positioned on the upper jaw.
Suzann Smith Tongue Flap

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