What We Ought To Know About Full Arch Implant Dentistry – PDP093

Oct 18, 2021

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I think we owe it to our patients to a know some fundamentals of full arch implant Dentistry, even if you do not currently place or restore implants. Make a big cup of coffee because this is one of those longer episodes! I am joined by Restorative Specialist Dr. Harpal Chana to breakdown FP1 to RP5 and exactly what GDPs should know about full arch implant prostheses.

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Protrusive Dental Pearl: Instead of booking patients for a ‘fit appointment’ for crowns or bridges, rebrand it to ‘try-in appointment’. This takes the pressure off of you and your technician – in the small chance that things are not perfect, you can correct it and book their fit. If everything is good at the ‘try-in’ you can go ahead and fit your work definitively. It’s just a good way to manage expectations and reduce the chance of disappointments and surprises.

As Promised! Infographic summarising FP1 – RP5 classification

In this episode we talked about:

Dr Harpal Chana’s journey to full arch dentistry 8:19
The initial stages of full arch complex implant reconstruction 15:18
What determines a terminal dentition? 23:52
Implant Reconstruction Options for GDPs to know + Classification 31:03
Difference between Implant retained and Implant Supported 37:10
How many implants? 40:56
Research about the quality of life that impacts clinician’s decisions 48:40
Learning how to place the first implant 56:56
Advice for dentists who wants to learn implants 1:08:00

If you liked this episode, you will love to listen and learn about Implant Assessment for GDPs: from Space Requirement to Ridge Preservation

What We Ought To Know About Full Arch Implant Dentistry – PDP093

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