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Dental implant treatment is incomplete without a functional and strong crown over it. After all, function, esthetics, and comfort for the patient are going to be determined by the crown. What is the best kind of crown over dental implants? Let's find out.

Dental implant surgery is currently considered the gold standard in the replacement of missing teeth. It was not always this way, though. We have come a long way. The pace of innovation continues and we'll see some major progress coming our way soon.

Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy is a combination of treatments designed to help anyone suffering from a brain injury. This can include patients that are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, but the question left to answer is if it is worth the cost?

When it comes to treating aortic aneurysms, surgical replacement of the dilated part of the aorta is the only effective way. In some patients, however, different approaches may be required, because not every case is eligible for operation.

Dental implant treatment requires drilling into the bone to anchor the implant. In the case of the upper jaw, insufficient bone height can be overcome with a sinus lift procedure. This can be either direct or indirect. Here is everything you need to know.

Technology continues to refine itself, becomes less expensive, and widely available. This is when big shifts in our working habits occur. Guided implant surgery is a combination of technology that makes dental implant surgery easy for everyone involved.

Dental implants require a sufficient amount of bone to function successfully. One procedure to increase the width of the available bone is a ridge split procedure. Learn when it is performed, how you will feel after, and what you will gain afterward.

If you have cardiomyopathy you may be unaware, since it often has no symptoms. It still puts you at risk of sudden death. Genetic testing comes in as a valuable tool that can help with early diagnosis and prevention of complications. Here's how it works.

A lot of research is going on in making dental implant surgery more comfortable for patients, without compromising the success rate. One of the advances is the flapless dental implant, where surgery can be carried out without any cuts, stitches, or pain.

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, or CST, is designed to improve cognition levels through games, activities and tasks in a person suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Data shows that this is something worth trying but does it actually have a lasting impact?