Implant Dentistry

Immediate laser assisted implants placed in infected bone tissue conditioned with lasers

Professor Dr. Alejandro Steinman Professor Dr. Alejandro Steinman (Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a specialist in Maxillofacial Dentobuco Prosthesis from the...

Dr. Rockson Samuel

Dr. Rockson Samuel

Founder & Chief Dentist · Indira Dental Clinic; DentalReach

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  • immediate implants
  • professional education
  • bone tissue
  • bone infection
  • laser decontamination
  • dentistry
  • laser assisted procedures
  • implant surgery
  • Implant Dentistry
  • Clinical & Academic Article
Professor Dr. Alejandro Steinman

Professor Dr. Alejandro Steinman (Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a specialist in Maxillofacial Dentobuco Prosthesis from the Ministry of Health Argentina, and holds a Mastership of Laser Dental RWTH, Aachen University chapter Argentina / Uruguay. He is an authorized teacher at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina since 20 years and a Laser Safety Officer at the Aachen Dental Laser Center Germany (AALZ). He is also the founding partner the Academy of Laser Dental Iberoamerica (ALDIA) and a private practitioner in Argentina. Prof Steinman is a distinguished Latin American dental leader and independant researcher with a family legacy of dentistry and university teaching for more than 70 years.He is one of the coveted speakers at the DRDCA 2020 International.

Implants & Bone tissue

Bone tissue infected by endodontic or periodontal lesions, often combined, (endo-perio) produce areas of bone resorption of different magnitudes.

Sometimes they go unnoticed by the patient and even our colleagues.

In others, they cause acute processes of pain and inflammation.

But they ALWAYS, ALWAYS generate chronic subclinical inflammatory effects that systemically affect the health of our patient and that hinder or prevent implant solutions.

Good conventional dentistry consists of eliminating the septic focus, disinfecting, and waiting for the regeneration of healthy bone that allows the delayed placement of the implant several months later if sufficient substrate remains.

The hypothesis of our research is about the possibility of the placement of immediate implants under these extreme conditions.

The method used consists of the elimination of the noxa and the total decontamination of the substrate. It is a process that begins according to conventional methods, then completed with the use of chemical substances potentiated with a Diode Laser, then an Erbium Cr YSGG Laser and the preparation and placement of the implant, bone graft, and membrane if necessary.

This is all done according to Steinman Protocol of Decontamination and Laser Assisted Implants. This guarantees the successful onset of osseointegration phenomena, favored by a systematic laser bio-modulation, making immediate placement possible with predictable postoperative outcomes.

Steinman Protocol of Decontamination and Laser Assisted Implants

Steinman protocol is a step by step decontamination process that stars with:

1. Action of hydrogen peroxide.

2. Combined action of hydrogen peroxide with Diode Laser 660 nm

3. Erbium Crome YSGG Laser applied in the affected bone.

Case Report

Image 1 Typical cyst

Image 2 Combined action of Hydrogen Peroxide with Diode Laser 660 nm

Image 3 Immediate post extraction

Image 4 Implants, bonegraft, membrane, immediately placed in bone treated with laser. Steinman Protocol.

Image 5 Two months post surgery.

Picture 6 Crowns over the implants three months after extraction.

References

  1. [1]Schwarz F, Derks J, Monje A, Wang HL. Peri-implantitis Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 2018. Available at: source
  2. [2]International Team for Implantology. Implant Survival and Complications: Consensus Statements ITI Consensus Database. Available at: source

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Dr. Rockson Samuel

Dr. Rockson Samuel

Founder & Chief Dentist · Indira Dental Clinic; DentalReach

Dr. Rockson Samuel is a dental surgeon, healthcare content strategist, and Founder and Chief Dentist of Indira Dental Clinic in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He provides comprehensive general and family dental care with professional interests in endodontics, implant dentistry, clear aligner therapy, digital dentistry, preventive care and patient education. A graduate of K.G.F. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, he also has formal training in management and digital marketing. As Community Leader at DentalReach, he contributes to dental publishing, professional education, international media partnerships and the development of evidence-informed resources for dentists.