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Dr. Froum is the editorial director of The Perio-Implant Advisory. He is a contributing author to 2 textbooks on dental implant complications. He sits on the advisory board for Dental Economics Magazine.

Reducing the need for adjunctive antibiotics during scaling and root planing

A minimally invasive recipe for esthetic success

Implant Complications: “My dental implant fell out!”

Dental implants fail at a rate 10 times that of natural teeth in patients with treated chronic periodontitis: New Study

Dentistry is completely safe with enhanced infection control

Can periodontal disease be a contributing factor for Covid-19 severity

Dental Economics Cover

Disease severity has been attributed to many patient-related medical risk factors.

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Vitamin D deficiency: Impact on wound healing and implant failure

Dental Economics Cover

Dr. Scott Froum explains how vitamin D deficiency can adversely affect wound healing after dental surgery and alter implant success rates. He advises about adequate levels of the vitamin and discusses its importance to periodontal health.

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Dental implant contamination: 3 reasons behind a late-stage failure

December 2019 issue cover of Dental Economics magazine
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Antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with breast implants prior to dental procedures

October 2019 issue cover of Dental Economics magazine

Dr. Scott Froum and Brittany Wall discuss the etiology of early- and late-stage breast implant infection as it relates to dental procedures and the rationale behind some plastic surgeons’ recommendation for antibiotic prophylaxis.

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Lasers in dentistry: Hard-tissue applications

May 2019 issue cover of Dental Economics magazine

Dental laser technology has changed dramatically over the last few decades, transforming the practice of dentistry itself. First described for dental use in 1960,1 light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation (laser) has increased in use and application, becoming a much more integral component in the dental field. Popularity in laser use has increased as well because the technological revolution, which has maximized access to information, has raised patient expectations that the medical and dental fields would adopt the newest gadgets.

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Saving teeth: Changing the hopeless prognosis with new technology

Dental Economics Cover

Recently, a combined effort by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) resulted in the Proceedings of the World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions. These changes for the new classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases included labeling tooth and dental implant disease as well as staging (I–IV), distribution (generalized versus localized), rate of progression, and anticipated response to treatment.1 Although the new classification was comprehensive in discussion as far as the justification for labeling types of disease, very little was said regarding the treatment for disease. In addition, what was mentioned about anticipated response to treatment for disease was based on classical periodontal treatment methods.

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The new classification of periodontal disease that you, your patient, and your insurance company can understand

November 2018 issue cover of Dental Economics magazine

Recently, a committee representing both the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) met with the charge of updating the 1999 classification of periodontal disease and conditions.1 The Proceedings of the World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions consists of 19 review papers and four consensus reports.

This article will provide a simple summary of the new classification of periodontal disease and peri-implant disease, as well as discuss staging and progression of periodontitis. This information can be used to explain treatment needs to both patients and insurance companies. For more detailed information regarding changes to disease classification, it is recommended that the full proceedings of the World Workshop of the AAP and EFP be consulted.

 

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The difficult task of competing with discount implant centers

Dental Economics Cover

Not a day goes by without a radio, television, internet, or newspaper ad promoting dental implants to the public at significantly discounted prices. These ads often offer the implant, abutment, and crown for a price that is slightly more than the cost associated with the lab fee and materials, along with a treatment expiration date.

Much to the chagrin of practicing dentists in proximity to these discount offices, dental implants are being used as a loss leader—a service offered below market price to entice new patients into a practice with the goal of later selling more profitable services.1 Various dental groups on social media have tried to tackle the topic of discounted dental implants—usually with contentious debate. Phrases such as “commoditization of dental implants” and “race to the bottom” are used to describe practitioners and offices that advertise discounted implants.

Some dentists have condemned discount dental implant centers as providing cheap, low-budget dentistry. Many of these dentists have kept a business-as-usual approach and kept their normal treatment costs. On the other hand, some dentists have reduced their dental implant price to compete with discount dental implant offices and not “lose out” on potential patients.

Before you decide on what approach you will take, let’s look at the history behind the growth of dental implants while keeping a few scientific and economic principles in perspective.

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Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, 2nd Edition

Dental Economics Cover

Dental implants have become one of the most popular and rapidly growing techniques for replacing missing teeth. While their predictability, functionality, and durability make them an attractive option for patients and clinicians alike, complications can arise at any stage from patient assessment to maintenance therapy. Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, Second Edition, updates and expands the hallmark first edition, which was the first comprehensive reference designed to provide clinicians of all skill levels with practical instruction grounded in evidence-based research. Featuring cases from a variety of dental specialties, the book covers the most commonly occurring implant complications as well as the unique.

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Implant Complications: Multiple Treatment Modalities; Few Financial Options

Dental Economics Cover

Although the high predictability and long-term success rate of dental implants is well documented in the literature, complications and failures do occur. Success and predictability of dental implants have been well documented throughout the years with purported success rates of more than 90%…

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Dollars and Sense: Saving Teeth vs. Placing Implants

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The long-term success rate of dental implants has been well-documented in the literature1 and is a technology that has been a boon to the financial element of dentistry. Similarly, retention of teeth with moderate to advanced bone loss via various periodontal treatment methods has enjoyed similar to higher long-term success rates….

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Recent Articles

“Are You Using Too Much Toothpaste? Here’s Exactly Why It Matters”

“Should You See a Doctor During the Pandemic?”

“Incidence of COVID-19 Virus Transmission in Three Dental Offices: A 6-Month Retrospective Study”

Perio-Implant Advisory Recent Articles

“Poor diet decisions? Blame your genetics”

“Aluminum named allergen of the year and dental restorations can contain aluminum: Explaining this to your patient”Title

“Peri-implant disease: Using artificial intelligence to predict those at risk”

“Gum bleeding after a dental cleaning”

“The dangers of hand sanitizer use and misuse”

“Implant malposition: A simple clinical technique for prevention”

“Avoiding dental implants and the sinus lift procedure: Revisiting maxillary molar root amputation”

“Olfactory training and COVID-19-related loss of smell”

“COVID-19 immunological memory may last longer than previously anticipated”

“Top 5 oral manifestations of COVID-19”

“Lowering the transmission and spread of human coronavirus with over-the-counter products”

“How does COVID-19 affect salivary flow and xerostomia?”

“Sjögren’s syndrome: Considerations during and after cosmetic dentistry

“Loss of smell and taste: Distinguishing between COVID-19 and the common cold/flu”

“Vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19”

“CDC Revises Guidance on Isolation After COVID-19 Positive Test”

“Saving Teeth Versus Placing Implants, a Cost Analysis”

“Salivary Diagnostics for COVID-19 Prove as Reliable as Nasopharyngeal Swab in New Study”

“Decontaminating N-95 Respirator Mask After COVID-19 Exposure”

“How Does COVID-19 Affect Salivary Flow and Xerostomia”

“Sjgrens Syndrome Considerations During and Afte Cosmetic Dentistry”

“How one dentist in NYC is making his dental office a safe place post–COVID-19”

“Vitamin D and COVID-19 disease severity: An old ally in a new war”

“The importance of periodontal treatment in post–COVID-19 dentistry”

“Can periodontal disease be a contributing factor for COVID-19 severity?”

“COVID-19: Flattening the curve—the best offense is a good defense”

“Do NSAIDs exacerbate coronavirus severity: Myth or reality?”

“COVID-19 and the problem with dental aerosols”

“Saving teeth: Revisiting molar furcation treatment with advanced technology”

“The dental specialist: How do we establish brand awareness among our patients?”

“Dental implant failure: 3 common medical conditions that may affect success rates”

“Vitamin D deficiency: Impact on wound healing and implant failure”

“Failing dental implants: Ascertaining the etiology behind a sudden increase”

“Video: Extraction and socket grafting in preparation for implant placement”

“Top 10 motivational oral hygiene analogies”

“Saving teeth: Revisiting molar furcation treatment with advanced technology”

“The dental specialist: How do we establish brand awareness among our patients?”

“Bone grafting after tooth removal: Why, when, and what to use”

“Antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with breast implants prior to dental procedures”

“A review of available periodontal surgical techniques for pocket elimination”

“Fractured dental implant screw complications: 3 methods for screw retrieval”

“Dental pain: Predicting postoperative pain prior to the procedure”

“Do root canals cause cancer?”

“Vaping and Oral Health: It’s worse than you think”

“5 of the Most Common Questions Dental Patients Ask and How to Answer Them”

“Saving Teeth: Changing the Hopeless Prognosis with New Technology”

“The new classification of periodontal disease that you, your patient, and your insurance company can understand”

“Canker Sores: An Old Enemy Facing New Treatment”

“Saving T-I-M-E with Short Dental Implants”

“Top Causes of Gingival Enlargement and Treatment Options”

“Are We There Yet? A New Instrument that Determines when Dental Implants are Ready to be Restored”

“5 Questions to Ask When Determining if Teeth with Perio-Endo Infections Can Be Saved”

“Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: The Truth Behind the Importance of Flossing”

“Alternative to Suturing Reduces Surgical Time for Dental Procedures”

“Functional Crown Lengthening Around Bleeding Crown and Veneer Restorations”

“Top 5 Sources of Dental Implant Pain When ‘There is Nothing
Wrong with the Implant'”

“Top Factors Leading to Dental Implant Abutment/Implant
Fixture Misfit: The Dreaded Macrogap”

“5 Pathologies Most Likely to Affect the Tongue: Importance of Proper Examination and Diagnosis”

“Saving Teeth: They Must Not Teach That as the First Therapeutic Response in Dental School”

“Top 5 Anatomical Differences between Dental Implants and Teeth that Influence Treatment Outcomes”

“Pinhole Surgical Technique: The Rebirth of the Noninvasive Soft-Tissue Graft”

“Facts and Figures Behind the Opioid Epidemic: 3 Clinical Methods to Alleviate Pain and Decrease the Need for Opiates”

“Alternative to Suturing Reduces Surgical Time for Dental Procedures”

“The Best Bad-Breath Remedies, According to Dentists”
-nymag.com article featuring Dr. Scott Froum

“Replacement dental implants: 3 clinical methods to increase survival rates after initial implant failure”

“Implant-induced decay: A problem bigger than you think”

“5 seconds of implant safety that can save 5 years of litigation”

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