Oh, Pressure Necrosis. The bane of implantologists everywhere. The ominous phantom that fatally dooms our implants and cackles at our helpless frustration. The nemesis of good torque. The catch-all scapegoat for our failed implants. There's only one problem: Pressure Necrosis isn't real. Yep, I said it. Pressure Necrosis ISN'T REAL!How can this be?? So many lectures and anecdotes identifying this mysterious phenomenon as the source of our implant woes. Surely all these highly-educated people can't be wrong, right? Well, it sure looks that way–and it's not really their fault. It's very difficult to identify why implants fail because there are so many factors that go into making them work. Pressure Necrosis is our way of explaining the incomprehensible. However, when we stop to consider the science behind Pressure Necrosis, things start to unravel. First of all, what is Pressure Necrosis? Like, mechanically, what causes the bone to die? And what happens when bone DOES die? Probably not what you'd expect... Check out the video to see more about Pressure Necrosis!Check out the full Stanley Institute Continuum at stanleyinstitute.com.

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