John Y. Kwan
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- Periodontics
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- USC DDS 1981, LSU perio 1989, USAF 1981-'91, InVision Perio, Oakland/Berkeley CA 1991-present, Clinical Professor UCSF, Clinical Director and Evangelist, Perioscopy a Zest Dental Solutions Company
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Periodontal Microsurgery: Connective Tissue Grafting
Gingival recession can jeopardize the longevity of a tooth when it is quite advanced. Additionally if there any tooth movement planned a graft will help stabilize the gumline during the orthodontic transition....
Implant Micro Surgery: Immediate Implant and Provisional
This upper right first premolar had a vertical root fracture on the palatal side. Diagnostics with 3D xray revealed good bone above the root to stabilize an implant immediately after tooth removal....
Restoration Digital Work Flow After Immediate Implant
This patient has a failing tooth that will be replaced with a dental implant. He also is averse to the traditional impression technique, I call "goopy stuff in a tray". So using the 3 Shape,...
Cosmetic Connective Tissue Grafting for Recession
This patient presented with gum recession and a cosmetic concern. This grafting was done using tissue from the palate. After suturing the palate we place an acrylic stent to cover the area during healing,...
Zimmer TSV Encode Healing Abutment
Encode Healing Abutments allow for dental implant impressions WITHOUT removal of the healing abutment, no scan bodies or impression copings. They can be used with traditional or digital impressions.
Implant Microsurgery Immediate Molar Implant
When teeth are not restorable, dental implants are an excellent option for tooth replacement. With the aid of 3D diagnostics we can evaluate the option for immediate implant placement at the time of...
Implant Microsurgery Extraction Technique
Featuring: Power Luxator and Physics Forceps. This tooth had a crown that kept coming off. In removing the remaining root we would like to do this with the least amount of trauma possible.
Broken Implant Screw Removal
Featuring: Global Microscope, Komet RKT.RA.110 endo file remover on implant handpiece, Light Scalpel CO2 Laser.
Implant Microsurgery: Immediate Implant and Provisional Mobile at...
This technique of immediate implant and provisional is very predictable BUT what if the implant does not remain stable?? This WILL fail unless SPLINTED. Splinting will allow the implant to integrate...
Implant Microsurgery: Immediate Implant and Provisional Upper Central...
In the right situation the immediate implant and provisional option allows a patient with a non-restorable front tooth to have it removed and totally replaced in one visit.
Immediate Fixed Provisional Restorations
This case of avulsed central incisors fit the mold for implant placement and fixed provisional restorations one month post trauma.
Sinus Grafting for Dental Implants
When teeth are missing in the posterior upper arch often times there is minimal bone for implants. The maxillary sinus can be grafted by "lifting" the sinus membrane and placing bone graft....
Implant Microsurgery: Deciduous Molar Transition to an Implant
This patient had a deciduous molar (baby tooth) that was retained and had to be removed. The preparation of the site for an implant was simplified by the use of a bone graft putty allowing for flapless...
Implant Microsurgery: Immediate Implants and Provisionals Lower Cuspid...
This patient had two teeth that needed to be removed. In this case we were able to replace them at the same appointment.
Immediate Implant Upper Lateral
Dental implant placement right after tooth extraction is a predictable procedure and with a removable transitional appliance the soft tissue anatomy can be maintained in the smile zone.
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How To Prepare Alveolar Bone For Implantation After Tooth Extraction
This video shows tooth extraction and the best way how to prepare the bone for implantation after extraction using biomaterials.
Root Resorption Treatment - Geristore
In this video you can see gerestore repair of root resorption.
How To Due With An External Root Resorption
Root resorption due to maleruption of a tooth is a rare occurrence which can be filled with Geristore - hybrid glass ionomer cement after a surgical access.
Ultrasonic Tooth Cleaning
This film shows a patient with moderate supragingival calculus and stain. You can see hov to clean only using micro ultrasonic instruments. Many od dentists are still practicing scarping with hand instruments...
Biomaterials - Best Way To Cover Gingival Recession
This video shows how easilly the gingival recession can be covered using biomaterials and appropriate instruments.
Periapical Granuloma Removal And Bone Grafting
Tooth after trauma (baseball bat to teeth). This video shows radicular lesion ramoval and bone grafting with demineralized bone gel mixed with mineralized bone and tetracycline. histological examination...
Micro Ultrasonic Teeth Celaning
This film shows UL Palatal micro ultrasonic cleaninc. point is that power of stain, plaque and calculus removing without usint water spray.
Treatment Of Furcation Caries
Featuring: Global Microscope, Discus Dental Cordless NV Microlaser, Tony Riso Company Ultrasonic Equipment, DenMat Gerestore, Butler Proxabrushes.
Immediate Molar Implant
When a molar is failing under certain circumstances an immediate implant is an option. This video features the Southern Implants MAX implant system.
Implant Microsurgery: Replacing Broken Implant Screw
Occasionally the screw that holds the crown to the dental implant breaks. These can be replaced with a simple procedure.
Periodontal Grafting - Microsurgery
The video shows periodontal grafting and periodontal microsurgery.
Perioscope, A Dental Endoscope For Non-Surgical Treatment
This endoscope fits into a sterile sheath and then into a dental instrument called an "explorer". When placed into the gumline along with micro ultrasonic instruments, deep cleaning can be done microvisually....
