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Dental Implants

Course Outline

Implant Dentistry and The Concept of Osseointegration: A Historical Perspective

  • European Efforts
  • Brånemark’s Contribution
  • U.S. Developments After the Toronto Conference
  • A Continuing Evolution
    • Table 1. Implant Systems With ADA Acceptance
  • Current and Future Perspectives
    • References
    • Legends

Dental Implants: Implant Dentistry and The Concept of Osseointegration: A Historical Perspective

  • European Efforts
  • Brånemark’s Contribution
  • U.S. Developments After the Toronto Conference
  • A Continuing Evolution
    • Table 1. Implant Systems With ADA Acceptance
  • Current and Future Perspectives
    • References
    • Legends

Dental Implants: NIH Consensus Statement

  • Introduction
  • What Is the Evidence That Implants Are Effective for the Long Term?
  • What Are the Indications and Contraindications of Various Types of Dental Implants?
  • What Are the Requirements for Surgical, Restorative, and Periodontal Management of Patients With Dental Implants?
  • What Are the Health Risks of Dental Implants?
  • What Are the Future Directions for Research On Materials and Designs of Dental Implants and On Clinical Management?
    • Materials and Designs
    • Clinical Management
    • Patient Considerations
    • Conclusion
  • Consensus Development Panel
  • Speakers
  • Conference Sponsors

Treatment Planning for Success: Wise Choices for Maxillary Single-Tooth Implants

  • Functional Success With Esthetic Failure
  • Assessment of Patient Expectations
  • Assessment of Gingival Display
  • Gingival Form
  • Papilla Presence or Absence
  • Adjacent Tooth Morphology
  • Available Bone Height
  • Available Bone Width
  • Determining Available Bone
  • Completing the Case
  • Conclusion
    • Legends
  • References

The Immediate Dental Implant

  • Patient Evaluation
  • Clinical Procedure
    • Tooth Extraction
    • Implant Osteotomy
  • The Implant to Socket Wall Space
  • Postoperative Management
  • Soft Tissue Management
  • Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Conclusion2
    • References
    • Legends

Implant-Borne Single Tooth Replacement– An Illustration and Rationale

  • Treatment Planning
  • Standard Abutment-Final Impressions
  • Temporary Crowns
  • Delivery of Final Restoration
  • Other Abutments
  • Custom Abutments
  • Conclusion
    • Legends

Ten Years of Patients’ Experiences With Fixed Implant Supported Prostheses

  • Introduction
  • Review of the Literature
    • Oral Functions
    • Speech and Phonetics
    • Oral Self Care
    • Psychological and Social Factors
  • Materials and Methods
    • Sample
    • Measurements
    • Procedure
    • Data Analysis
  • Result
    • Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
    • Oral Functions
      • Table I. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 135 Patients in Relation to Length of Time Wearing ISP
    • Speech and Phonetics
    • Oral Self Care
    • Esthetics
      • Table II. Percentage of Patients Reporting Absence of Problems With Oral Functions, Speech, and Oral Self-Care (n=135)
    • Length of time wearing ISP
    • Life-Style Changes and Self-Confidence
    • Oral Comfort
    • Overall Satisfaction
    • Positive and Negative Experiences of the ISP
  • Discussion
    • Conclusions
    • Acknowledgment
    • References

Dental Implants: Patient Information

  • A Unique Solution to a Troublesome Problem
    • Why Are People Choosing Dental Implants?
  • An Alternative to Natural Teeth
  • What to Expect

A Two Phase Procedure

  • A Team Effort Start a New Way of Living Today
  • Start A New Way of Living Today5

Learning Objectives

After completing the course, you’ll be able to:

Implant Dentistry and The Concept of Osseointegration: A Historical Perspective

  1. Narrate the history of implant dentistry in modern times recounting the European efforts and U.S. developments.
  2. List 11 implant systems that have won ADA acceptance.

Dental Implants

  1. Describe the magnitude of the missing tooth problem (edentulism) in the United States.
  2. Discuss the available evidence regarding the effectiveness of implants for the long term.
  3. List 8 factors that should be considered for long-term successful performance of dental implants.
  4. List 10 general contraindications for dental implants that standards of dental practice dictate.
  5. Identify indications for a specific implant type.
  6. Discuss the requirements for surgical, restorative, and periodontal management of patients with dental implants.
  7. Make an assessment of health risks of dental implants in a patient.
  8. Relate to a patient temporary and long-term problems that may result from implant placement.

Treatment Planning for Success: Wise Choices for Maxillary Single-Tooth Implants

  1. Identify 9 issues that a dentist should take into account to ensure an esthetically successful outcome.
  2. Determine the esthetic risk in an implant case by assessing gingival display.
  3. Differentiate between two “biotypes” of forms of periodontium and their implications in the success of dental implants.
  4. Recognize the importance of the position of the osseous crest as an indicator for potential loss of papillae after an implant placement.
  5. Discuss the implications of gingival form, presence or absence of papilla, adjacent tooth morphology, and available bone height and width on the successful placement of dental implants.

The Immediate Dental Implants

  1. Make a patient evaluation for immediate implant placement.
  2. Describe the procedure involving tooth extraction, preparation of the extraction area and the apical bone for the placement of the implant.
  3. Discuss the importance of the space between the implant and socket walls and point out various techniques used to fill the implant-to-socket-wall gap.
  4. List the advantages and disadvantages of immediate implant placement.
  5. Identify 4 factors that may prevent the immediate implant placement.

Implant-Borne Single Tooth Replacement-An Illustration and Rationale

  1. List 3 reasons that more and more patients are choosing dental implants.
  2. Recount for a patient the results of a national survey of oral and maxillofacial surgeons that found growing patient interest and demand for dental implants.
  3. Describe and practice implant-borne single tooth replacement technique.

Ten Years of Patients’ Experiences With Fixed Implant-Supported Prostheses

  1. Discuss the results of study enumerating ten years of patients’ experiences with emphasis on oral function, speech, oral self-care, esthetics, improvement in life-style and self-confidence.

To assess the effectiveness of the course material, we ask that you evaluate your achievement of each learning objective on a scale of A to D (A=excellent, B=good, C=fair, D=unsatisfactory). Please indicate your responses next to each learning objective and return it to us with your completed exam.