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Provisionals

Conceptually, a provisional prosthesis for an edentulous patient is a convenient tool that offers the patient a satisfactory level of function and esthetic appearance while definitive treatment is undertaken...

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Eric van Dooren: Key surgical considerations for soft-tissue integrity and associated optimal esthetic outcomes

The presentation explains the treatment approach and treatment steps in a complex unilateral case with two fractured upper central and lateral teeth. Dr van Dooren reviews the diagnostic tools and highlights the additional insights patient videos can provide e.g. regarding the...

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Bernard Touati, Jean-Marc Etienne: Implant esthetics in the digital age

Over the recent years dentistry has undergone a considerable evolution, providing new technologies and materials, and become more digital. The challenge and opportunity is to combine digital technologies, esthetics and function. Dr Touati and Jean-Marc Etienne discuss long distance...

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David A Gelb

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David Gelb: Long term results and unique benefits with immediate implants

Based on a 24 year long term experience with over 12.000 implants placed, 6.000 of them with immediate placement protocol, and almost 2.000 implant restored with immediate loading protocol over 12 years, Dr Gelb presents a review of success rates and the unique benefits when using...
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Paulo Malo

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Paulo Malo: All-on-4® treatment concept: why, when and how

The lecture explains the principles of the All-on-4 concept and gives insight in the treatment steps and procedures with a clinical patient treatment example in the edentulous maxilla. Dr Malo reviews important parameters like bone quality, number of implants, implant selection...

Charles Goodacre

Patient cases

Immediate loading in the edentulous mandible for CAD/CAM prostheses

A 72-year-old female patient was affected by the poor fit of her existing mandibular complete denture, especially the constant movement while chewing. The final treatment included a new maxillary complete denture and a mandibular implant fixed complete denture. 

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Peter Moy

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Peter Moy: Managing the patient with multiple missing teeth in the posterior mandible

Focusing on the posterior mandible, Dr Moy reviews aspects of flap design and development, selection of implant design and dimensions, selection of the appropriate loading protocol and discusses the use of guided approach. Soft tissue management should maintain and enhance quality...

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Iñaki Gamborena

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Iñaki Gamborena, Patrick Rutten: Communication between clinician and lab technician. Pitfalls and how to avoid them

The lecture presents challenging patient treatment cases in the esthetic zone and how to manage the potential pitfalls with appropriate communication between the clinician and the dental technician. Dr Gamborena and P Rutten give insight in their approach and techniques to achieve...

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Tommaso Cantoni

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Tommaso Cantoni, Giovanni Polizzi: Guided surgery in soft bone situations and extraction sites, for optimal functional and esthetic results

The lecture explains the workflow of implant surgery with digital treatment planning and guided surgery, with the example of a clinical treatment case in the maxilla with multiple missing teeth. Dr Cantoni and Dr Polizzi explain the possibilities of interdisciplinary digital...

Regina Mericske-Stern

Patient cases

Treatment of a failing maxillary dentition with an implant-supported restoration

A 50-year-old female patient with a strong fear of the dentist. A full-mouth rehabilitation of the maxilla with implants using a surgical guide was performed.

Jeffrey Ganeles

Patient cases

Implant treatment in a severe periodontitis patient

This treatment shows a patient with a failing maxillary dentition from advanced periodontitis and caries. A fixed, implant supported, maxillary immediately loaded technique was used by placing implants in sites selected for maximum initial stability, thereby avoiding the need for g

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Bernard Touati: Anterior implant esthetics - optimal soft tissue integration

The lecture gives comprehensive insight in soft tissue management techniques and procedures. Dr Touati explains the main factors influencing hard and soft tissue remodeling around implants and presents his roadmap for optimal integration in the esthetic zone. Video part 1 covers...

Rubén Davó

Patient cases

Rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla

A 35-year-old male patient presented with a totally edentulous maxilla and a fully dentate mandible. A complete arch porcelain definitive prosthesis was used. Due to professional interactions, he demanded an immediate function protocol.

Dennis Rohner

Patient cases

Rehabilitation of edentulous maxilla and partially edentulous mandible

A 50-year-old female patient had 5 remaining maxillary anterior but no posterior teeth. The sinuses were pneumatized and sinus grafting was required bilaterally followed by a 6-month healing period prior to placement of 6 implants. 

Friedrich Wilhelm Neukam

Patient cases

Edentulous patient rehabilitated with implant retained restorations

A 63-year-old female patient's chief complaint was the severe impact on function and chewing following extensive periodontal breakdown associated with significant mobility of numerous teeth. A full mouth rehabilitation over implants was the option selected.