DC Periodontist - Dr. Armin Abron | Episode 115

Episode Title

DC Periodontist - Dr. Armin Abron

Episode Summary

Every so often a guest walks in with a résumé that makes you sit up straight. Dr. Armin Abron is one of them — a periodontist and implant surgeon at DC Perio & Implants in Washington, DC, born in Germany, trained at UNC and Columbia, a former faculty member and published researcher with his own Wikipedia page. In this episode of the All In Practice Growth Podcast, host Shane McElroy digs into the surgical craft most patients never understand: how you regrow bone that gum disease destroyed, why healthy gums are the frame that makes an implant beautiful, and what everyone chasing full-arch tends to get wrong.

It's equal parts clinical masterclass and good conversation — with a World Cup “This or That” round, a Fourth of July check-in from the capital, and a Back to the Future trivia game to close it out. If you've ever wondered when a tooth can still be saved versus when it's time for an implant, this one's for you.

What You'll Learn

The winding path into periodontics — from placing mini implants in college research to a three-year surgical residency

Bone vs. tissue: why periodontists grow bone where the implant should go, and how gums frame the final result

The real causes of gum recession — clenching and grinding, aggressive brushing, genetics, and orthodontics

Three modern gum-grafting options: your own palate tissue, donor tissue, and the minimally invasive Pinhole technique

How LANAP laser therapy treats gum disease at the source and lets the body regenerate its own attachment

Why Dr. Abron often places six or more implants in full-arch cases instead of the classic four