Why 65% of Anterior Implants Recede with Dr. Ashley Hoaders

Detailed Show Notes

Episode Overview In part one of this two-part series on Dental Digest, host Dr. Melissa Seibert sits down with dual-boarded periodontist and prosthodontist Dr. Ashley Hoders to examine the latest consensus literature on peri-implant soft tissue deficiencies, biologic bone preservation, and the biomechanics of skeletal expansion . They unpack why soft tissue recession is fundamentally a bone problem, how thin tissue starved of blood supply triggers crestal loss, and why treating skeletal arch deficiencies with dental compensation compromises cortical bone .

Guest Information

• Guest: Dr. Ashley Hoders, DDS, MS

• Credentials & Affiliations: Dual board-certified diplomat and fellow of the American Board of Periodontology and the American Board of Prosthodontics; MS from UT Health Science Center at San Antonio . Clinical researcher with the McGuire Institute, co-creator of Spear Hygiene, visiting faculty at the University of Washington Graduate Periodontics Department, and active member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry (AARD) .

Key Clinical Takeaways

1. The Reality of Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Deficiencies

• Recent joint consensus papers (AO/AAP) rev