Straumann Group

Description

A paradigm shift has taken place as the graftless surgical approach to implants has gained credibility. Reduced treatment time, single-stage surgical reconstructions and immediate loading have resulted in a higher degree of case acceptance. After extraction of a non-restorable tooth, preservation of the soft and hard tissue volume is more predictable than its reconstruction. This presentation focuses on the surgical and the prosthetic fundamental principles for predictable treatment planning—offering patients immediate implant and immediate provisional prosthesis where indicated. Understanding of the fundamental surgical as well as the prosthetic treatment planning is critical for predictable implant outcomes. The presenters will review bone biology and the principles of site preparation, and will discuss the immediate versus delayed implant placement and the role of the digital workflow (DWF) in executing successful treatment plans. This presentation will also cover the protocol for the evaluation of patients for full-arch fixed prosthesis. Edentulous patients or patients with terminal dentition can be a challenge to treatment plan due to certain anatomic structures which can be barriers for immediate implant placement and immediate loading full-arch reconstructions. In the maxilla, the volumetric loss of bone and soft tissues, enlarged maxillary sinuses and presence of remaining compromised dentition pose unique surgical and restorative treatment challenges. In the mandible, the position of the mental foramen poses a challenge for reconstruction with a fixed prosthesis. The number as well as the distribution of implants for fabrication of an implant-supported fixed prosthesis will be discussed. The use of the zones of the maxilla to determine whether axial, tilted or zygoma implants may be indicated. All cases will be treatment planned and executed using the DIGILOG concept; a hybrid of digital and analogue workflow. The hands-on workshop portion will introduce participants to both the bone level as well as the tissue level BLC and the BLX implant systems with exercises for immediate as well as delayed site placements.

Product segments: Implantology

Provider: STUS01
60 Minuteman Road
MA 01810 Andover, United States