Board Certified Periodontist, Dr. Scott O. Kissel

NYC Periodontist Blog: Periodontal Health & Dental Implant Insights

Dental professionals using a surgical microscope during a gum grafting procedure, emphasizing advanced periodontal techniques in a clinical setting.

Alloderm Results

I would like to highlight a recent article in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, entitled; *Acellular dermal matrix allograft (Alloderm) versus subepithelial connective tissue graft

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Structure of a dental implant showing components: crown, abutment, and screw, with a diagram illustrating their placement in the jawbone.

Abutment Surface

Recently, an article entitled Effect of Surface Topography of Implant Abutments on Retention of Cemented Single-tooth Crowns, by Tomie Nakakuki de Campos et al., for the International

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Structure of a dental implant showing components: crown, abutment, and screw, with a diagram illustrating their placement in the jawbone.

Implants Infected Sites

Another article in the Journal of Periodontology, Fresh-Socket Implants in Periapical Infected Sites in Humans, by Crespi, Roberto, deserves attention. Journal of Periodontology Mar 2010, Vol.

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Patient discussing dental treatment with periodontist, smiling, in a dental office setting, highlighting All on 4 dental implants.

Drug Allergies

Should all NSAIDS be avoided in patients with aspirin reactions? Most aspirin and NSAID reactions AREN’T immune-mediated or TRUE allergies.  Most are sensitivities due to

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Dental professionals using a surgical microscope during a gum grafting procedure, emphasizing advanced periodontal techniques in a clinical setting.

Biotypes

The April 2010 edition of the Journal of Periodontology had an article entitled “Tissue Biotype and Its Relation to the Underlying Bone Morphology”, authored by

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New York Periodontist Scott O. Kissel