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August 13, 2006 at 3:23 pm #2733 Reply

etienne
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Hi Guys
About a year ago this guy walked into my surgery complaining about pain/swelling associated with tooth #8.

The patient was adament about not wanting a bridge or partial. I hate promising them implants in this kind of case! I took the tooth out, used the Nd:YAG in the extraction socket to disinfect the area and then used the laser to create a clot.

No graft was done in this case. After healing I placed an implant and followed it up after a year.

As no flaps were raised during any of the procedures I don’t positively know whether the buccal bone has healed. At this point I don’t really care either. Everything seems stable at this point…
Any feedback?
Take care
Etienne

August 13, 2006 at 9:39 pm #5575 Reply

Robert Gregg DDS
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Etienne,

With you obvious skills, the Nd:YAG just makes you all that better.

From experience, I’m sure you have new buccal bone. We know from the perio literature and other evidence (Yukna et all) that Nd:YAG is indeed osteoproductive.

Can you feel any bone on the buccal plate?

Bob

August 14, 2006 at 5:26 am #5573 Reply

etienne
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Hi Bob
Thanks for the compliment!
It feels like the buccal bone is intact and it also looks like it judging by the gingiva.
Osteoproductive is a new term for me. Would that be the same as “osteoinductive”?

I would definitely not want to be without a FRP Nd:YAG!! After everything is said and done I think it is also the laser with the highest ROI (financially…as well as clinically)
Take care
Etienne

(Edited by etienne at 1:27 am on Aug. 14, 2006)

August 15, 2006 at 1:58 pm #5576 Reply

Robert Gregg DDS
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That great Etienne!

If it looks like bone, feels like bone and tissues behave ass if there is bone, it is my 16 years of experience that it’s BONE baby!!

Take care,

Bob

August 15, 2006 at 5:29 pm #5574 Reply

etienne
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hehehe 😉 …My thoughts exactly!

So, is “osteoproductive” the same thing as “osteoinductive”?
Take care
Etienne

August 16, 2006 at 5:30 am #5577 Reply

Robert Gregg DDS
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Quote: from etienne on 1:29 pm on Aug. 15, 2006
hehehe 😉 …My thoughts exactly!

So, is “osteoproductive” the same thing as “osteoinductive”?
Take care
Etienne

Yes, they are the same, as in osteogenic.

Bob
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