Aesthetic Reconstructive Jaw Surgery and Dental Implants Blog / bone graft

Cost of Dental Care in Singapore

Malaymail.com article on Singapore dental care

I was preparing a treatment plan for a patient last night when a Whatsapp message from a colleague came in. He forwarded me a post for Malaymail.com entitled “Why Johor Dentists can expect even more Singapore patients than over before”. And another on Channel News Asia Facebook with a …

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Missing Teeth and Jaw Deformity in the older patient

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Most dental implants patients are usually older adults who have lost some or all dentition over the course of many years. On the other hand, corrective jaw surgery patients tend to be younger, those in their late teens and twenties. However, there is a group of patients who have dento …

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Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone grafting for dental implants

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A dental implant is fast becoming the treatment of choice in replacing a missing tooth. However, the success of an implant is dependent, amongst others, on the availability of adequate alveolar bone to house the implant, something which is not always there. With such demand, the need …

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How long does a bone graft take to heal for dental implant surgery?

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Dental implant as replacement for missing teeth is currently the preferred choice of most dentists and patients. However, for some patients, the bone in the jaw is insufficient to support an implant and requires bone grafting, a method of augmenting the deficiency with bone either tak …

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