Kenji W Higuchi DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
12509 E Mission Ave Suite 101 Spokane WA, 99216About
Dr. Kenji Higuchi is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Spokane, WA. Dr. Higuchi specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Higuchi is a unique dental specialist who can provide emergency medicine, perform general surgery and give anesthesia. These medical doctors are the only type of medical care specialist who can administer anesthesia, besides anesthesiologists. Typical procedures performed by Dr. Higuchi are tooth extractions, especially wisdom teeth, corrective jaw surgery, cleft palate surgery and reconstructive surgery after an injury. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons can also perform dental work including placing dental implants. These surgeons might also deal with conditions of sleep apnea, oral cancers and more.
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- The zygomaticus fixture: an alternative approach for implant anchorage in the posterior maxilla.
- A clinical evaluation of the Zygoma fixture: one year of follow-up at 16 clinics.
- Clinical evaluation of the zygoma implant: 3-year follow-up at 16 clinics.
- The use of titanium fixtures for intraoral anchorage to facilitate orthodontic tooth movement.
- Bone graft reconstruction in conjunction with Branemark fixture placement.
- Leukemia: the dentist's role in diagnosis.
- Leukemia: the dentist's role in diagnosis.
- Implant survival rates in partially edentulous patients: a 3-year prospective multicenter study.
- Combined percutaneous-permucosal titanium implants for retention of a maxillary prosthesis: a clinical report.
- Current trends in implant reconstruction.
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