LAL Dental · Midtown East, NYC
Published research
14 PubMed-indexed papers (2006-2013) on guided implant surgery, digital workflows and full-arch rehabilitation.
Why a dentist publishes
Evidence-based dentistry means combining the clinical evidence with the dentist's own experience and what the patient actually needs. Publishing is how the first of those gets built, and it is slow: it can take years to run a study and get it into print.
Dr. Lal's research is concentrated in one area, which is the area this practice is built on: planning implants in software against the finished teeth, placing them through a guide, and rebuilding a full arch predictably.
He is first author on the two-part 2006 Journal of Prosthodontics papers setting out the use of stereolithographic templates for implant placement, which is the technique the practice still uses today.
Peer-reviewed journal papers (14)
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Posterior Maxillary Segmental Osteotomy for the Implant Reconstruction of a Vertically Deficient Ridge: A 3-Year Clinical Report
Papaspyridakos P, Ostuni A, Han C, Lal K
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2013, 110:69-75
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Prosthetic Outcomes and Survival Rates of Implants Placed with Guided Flapless Surgery Using Stereolithographic Templates: A Retrospective Study
Lal K, Eisig SB, Fine JB, Papaspyridakos P
International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, 2013, 33:661-667
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Computer-assisted design / computer-assisted manufacturing Zirconia Implant Fixed Complete Prostheses: Clinical Results and Technical Complications up to 4 Years of Function
Papaspyridakos P, Lal K
Clinical Oral Implants Research, 2013, 24:659-665
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Flapless CAD/CAM-Guided Surgery for Staged Transition from Failing Dentition to Complete Arch Implant Rehabilitation: A 3-Year Clinical Report
Papaspyridakos P, White GS, Lal K
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2012, 107:143-150
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Accuracy of Implant Casts Generated with Splinted and Non-splinted Impression Techniques for Edentulous Patients: An Optical Scanning Study
Papaspyridakos P, Benic GI, Hogsett VL, White GS, Lal K, Gallucci GO
Clinical Oral Implants Research, 2012, 23:676-681
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Effect of Splinted and Nonsplinted Impression Techniques on the Accuracy of Fit of Fixed Implant Prostheses in Edentulous Patients: A Comparative Study
Papaspyridakos P, Lal K, White GS, Weber HP, Gallucci GO
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, 2011, 26:1267-1272
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Use of Vacuum-Formed Templates to Guide Tooth Preparation and Insertion of Interim Restorations
Papaspyridakos P, Lal K
Journal of Prosthodontics, 2010, 19:303-306
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Immediate Loading of the Maxilla with Prefabricated Interim Prosthesis Using Interactive Planning Software, and CAD/CAM Rehabilitation with Definitive Zirconia Prosthesis: 2-Year Clinical Follow-up
Papaspyridakos P, Lal K
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, 2010, 22:223-234
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Fabrication of a Custom Abutment for a Wide-diameter Implant in a Situation with Limited Interocclusal Space
Bittner N, Lal K, Neurohr J
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2008, 100:474-477
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Simple technique to transfer occlusal vertical dimension and articulate a definitive implant cast for a full-arch implant prosthesis
Papaspyridakos P, Lal K
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2008, 100(4):320-322
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Flapless implant placement: a technique to eliminate the need for a removable interim prosthesis
Papaspyridakos P, Lal K
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2008, 100(3):232-235
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Complete arch implant rehabilitation using subtractive rapid prototyping and porcelain fused to zirconia prosthesis: a clinical report
Papaspyridakos P, Lal K
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2008, 100(3):165-172
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Use of Stereolithographic Templates for Ideal Surgical and Prosthodontic Implant Placement. Part II: A Clinical Report First author
Lal K, White GS, Morea DN, Wright RF
Journal of Prosthodontics, 2006, 15(2)
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Use of Stereolithographic Templates for Ideal Surgical and Prosthodontic Implant Placement. Part I: The Concept First author
Lal K, White GS, Morea DN, Wright RF
Journal of Prosthodontics, 2006, 15(1)
Other publications
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Immediate Loading of an Edentulous Maxilla with an Interim Fixed Prosthesis
Yagoubian, B., Afzali, P., Carrao, V., Papaspyridakos, P., Lal, K.
Columbia Dental Review, 2008, 12:3-7
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Use of Stereolithographic Templates for Ideal Surgical and Prosthodontic Implant Placement (synopsis of table clinic)
Lal, K.
Journal of Prosthodontics, 2001, 10(3):187-188
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Decalcification under Orthodontic Brackets
Lal, K., Valiathan, A.
Kerala Dental Journal, 1997, Volume 20
Conference posters
- Terizi, K., Papaspyridakos, P., Ostuni, A., Lal, K. "Management of Vertically Deficient Edentulous Ridge with Posterior Maxillary Segmental Osteotomy and Dental Implants." Academy of Osseointegration Annual Meeting, San Diego, February 2009.
- Hornsby, N., Papaspyridakos, P., Lal, K. "A Simplified Approach to Maxillary Arch Reconstruction Using 8 Implants." Nobel Biocare World Conference, Las Vegas, May 2007.
Invited lectures
- 2018 Streamlining Workflows Across Multiple Digital Platforms
Dentsply Sirona Lab Summit, Charlotte, NC - 2008 Computer Guided Flapless Implant Placement and the Zirconia Implant Bridge
Greater New York Dental Meeting - 2008 Computer Assisted Planning, Flapless Implant Placement and Immediate Loading of Dental Implants
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Alumni Evening Seminar - 2006 Dental Implants and Prosthodontics
Indian Dental Association, New York Chapter - 2006 Dental Implants
New York Hospitals Resident Lecture Series, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center - 2005 Current Trends in Implant Prosthodontics (co-presenter)
Columbia SDOS Alumni Study Club, Beverly Hills, CA - 2005 Future Trends in Implant Dentistry
New Milford Hospital, CT - 2004 Immediate Loading using the Branemark Novum
Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, Spring Meeting - 2001 Computer Guided Surgery for Dental Implants
New York, NY
The techniques here are the ones he published
If you are considering implant treatment and want it planned by someone whose work on guided placement is in the literature, that is what a consultation is for.