2012 Capital Study Club Kickoff!

Our Kickoff Dinner, "Keplar" was fantastic!

The theme for the year should be clear by now.

"Discoveries Through Journey's Together"

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We want to thank Dr. Brooksher for his input, effort and consistent involvement in the Capital Study Club this year. 

Dr. Brooksher was recognized at our Final Dinner as 2012 Member of the Year.

I want to thank him and our entire Advisory Board (Dr. Appleton, Dr. Corbett, Dr. Fruge, Dr. Hiller, Dr. Legleu and Mrs. Naquin) for their collaboration this year. - Dr. Richard Akin

I recently completed the TMD1 course at L. D. Pankey in Key Biscayne, Fla.  It is a course I will never forget.  

The learning experience is one that every dentist should take part in.  

From L to R:

 Mary Osborne, Dr. John Droter, Dr. Herb Blumenthal, myself, Dr. Glenn Kidder and Dr. Ernie Anderson.

Click here to see the Mini-Pearl slides.

Our Treatment Planning and Mini-Pearls seminar was wonderful way to cap off the clinical programming for the year.  I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.  

I especially want to thank Dr. Brooksher for moderating the case he brought.  He has a talent for stimulating great conversation and kept us all thinking.

Dr. Steven Brooksher

I also want to thank everyone that was able to bring a Mini-Pearl. Sharing is what the CSC is all about.

Final Dinner: May 10th, Chimes Highland, Wine Basement.  

I am proud of our club and proud to be affiliated with such great clinicians and people.

Newest member of the extended study club family.

Charles Fogg Juban

Born March 19, 2012

Capital Study Club Welcomes Dr. David Garber

Reminder: Lecture is on Wednesday at 6pm.

I look forward to seeing everyone there! 

Trabecular Metal Implant Insertion: Site #14

Patient is a 67 year old female with a history of pharmacologically controlled hypertension and hypothyroidism.

Tooth #14 was removed approximately 6 months previously due to the presence of pain and a firm buccal alveolar swelling of 2 month duration.  Due to the anatomic position of the zygomatic process in this patient, plain radiography was of minimal diagnostic value.  Cone beam CT confirmed periradicular pathology.  Root fracture was suspected preoperatively and was confirmed the day of tooth removal.

The large defect was grafted with mineralized particulate allograft using a guided bone regeneration technique.

Patient was treatment planned for a dental implant at site #14 with a closed sinus lift after a 6 month healing period. 

 Tooth #13 is treatment planned for a new restoration.
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Preoperative coronal cone beam image of tooth #14 demonstrating a large well contained periapical lesion along the floor of the maxillary sinus.

6 month postoperative periapical radiograph illustrating the appearance of the grafted area.

At surgery, bone was noted to be dense (D1).

Final sinus lift osteotome used to depth (~13mm).

4.7mm x 11.5mm Zimmer Trabecular Metal Implant.

Implant insertion torque value was greater than 35 Ncm.

Osstell reading was taken to determine implant stability.

 Osstell ISQ implant stability value was 75 at insertion.  

(For reference, implants that are ready for final restoration will typically have an ISQ value of 65 or greater.)

Implant at final depth.

Palatal tissue was contoured to accept healing abutment using a rotary tissue punch.

The highlight of my trip to Parsippany, NJ!  I thoroughly enjoyed it.