Published research

17 peer-reviewed papers, 1997 to 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 papers

  1. 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

  2. Prosthetic Outcomes and Survival Rates of Implants Placed with Guided Flapless Surgery Using Stereolithographic Templates: A Retrospective Study

    Lal, K., Eisig, S., Fine, J., Papaspyridakos, P.

    International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, 2013, 33:661-667

  3. 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

  4. Flapless CAD/CAM-Guided Surgery for Staged Transition from Failing Dentition to Complete Arch Implant Rehabilitation: A 3-Year Clinical Report

    Papaspyridakos, P., Lal, K.

    Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2012, 107:143-150

  5. Accuracy of Implant Casts Generated with Splinted and Non-splinted Impression Techniques for Edentulous Patients: An Optical Scanning Study

    Papaspyridakos, P., Benic, G., Hogsett, V., White, G., Lal, K., Gallucci, G.

    Clinical Oral Implants Research, 2012, 23:676-681

  6. 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, G., Weber, H., Gallucci, G.

    International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, 2011, 26:1267-1272

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Use of Stereolithographic Templates for Ideal Surgical and Prosthodontic Implant Placement. Part II: A Clinical Report First author

    Lal, K., White, G.W., Morea, D.N., Wright, R.F.

    Journal of Prosthodontics, 2006, 15(2)

  15. Use of Stereolithographic Templates for Ideal Surgical and Prosthodontic Implant Placement. Part I: The Concept First author

    Lal, K., White, G.W., Morea, D.N., Wright, R.F.

    Journal of Prosthodontics, 2006, 15(1)

  16. Use of Stereolithographic Templates for Ideal Surgical and Prosthodontic Implant Placement (synopsis of table clinic) First author

    Lal, K.

    Journal of Prosthodontics, 2001, 10(3):187-188

  17. Decalcification under Orthodontic Brackets First author

    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.

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