Dr. Paul S. Petrungaro, DDS, MS
Dentist | Periodontics
1 South 660 Midwest Road suite 205 Oakbrook Terrace IL, 60181About
Dr. Paul Petrungaro practices Periodontics in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Dr. Petrungaro has expertise in the treatment of oral inflammation and often treats problematic periodontal cases, such as those with severe gum disease or a complex medical history. Some treatments that Dr. Petrungaro provides are scaling and root planing and root surface debridement.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reconstruction of severely resorbed atrophic maxillae and management with transitional implants.
- Using platelet-rich plasma to accelerate soft tissue maturation in esthetic periodontal surgery.
- Immediate restoration of dental implants in the aesthetic zone.
- Using transitional implants during the healing phase of implant reconstruction.
- Immediate restoration of multiple tooth implants for aesthetic implant restorations.
- Immediate implant placement and provisionalization in edentulous, extraction, and sinus grafted sites.
- Treatment of the infected implant site using platelet-rich plasma.
- Immediate one-stage implant placement and CAD/CAM abutments for posterior restorations.
- Immediate restoration of implants utilizing a flapless approach to preserve
- Localized ridge augmentation with allogenic block grafts prior to implant placement: case reports and histologic evaluations.
- Implant placement and provisionalization in extraction, edentulous, and sinus grafted sites: a clinical report on 1,500 sites.
- An update on implant placement and provisionalization in extraction, edentulous, and sinus-grafted sites. A clinical report on 3200 sites over 8 years.
- Maintenance of soft-tissue emergence profile around dental implants in the
- Acellular dermal matrix grafts for root coverage procedures: review of products and introduction of a new technique.
- Options for the Esthetic Zone Using the Immediate Restoration Procedure: Observational Data of 15 Years and 5000 Implants.
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