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When I reached out to Dr. James, he
invited me to his house to review
the case plan. He took me to his
garage, where he had a machining
lathe, and proceeded to take out a titanium
rod. He looked at the panoramic
radiograph, which was the diagnostic
standard at the time, to estimate the
length of the implants and dimensions
for the edentulous jaw, and started to
make the implants right on the spot
out of the titanium rod. They were customized,
screw-type implants. Most of
my experience stemmed from what I
learned from Dr. Per-Ingvar Brånemark
and the periodontal faculty at the
University of Amsterdam, so I didn’t
know how to react to this.
The next day, I went back to Jaime
Lozada, and I asked, “What else can
we do if I want to have another option?”
He again told me to meet with
Dr. James because he knew of a commercially
available implant from the
Denar Corporation in Anaheim, Calif.
The company later became Steri-Oss,
and then Nobel Biocare. Denar had
consulted with Dr. James on the design
of the implant, and Jaime thought
that particular implant could be a
good fit. I made an appointment to
see Dr. James, and when I mentioned
the Denar implant during our meeting,
he agreed that it might be a suitable
alternative and suggested that I call
the company.
At the young and audacious age of 23,
I called Denar and told them I would
like to place some of their commercially
available implants, asking them
if they would be interested in helping
me. To my surprise, they agreed
and came to Loma Linda, where they
donated a kit to the school’s implant
department. I got started on my first
case and successfully placed six
screw-type tapered implants in the anterior
lower jaw. I still remember the
patient’s name, and as far as I know, it
was a successful case for many years.
So, that was my first experience placing
implants and the start of an exciting
journey in the field of implant dentistry.
The rest, as they say, is history. IM
Dr. Sascha Jovanovic at the gIDE Institute.
I got started on my first case
and successfully placed six screw-type
tapered implants in the anterior lower
jaw. I still remember the patient’s name,
and as far as I know, it was a successful
case for many years.
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