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Our last Annual Congress, which took place under the motto “Visions in Implantology”, has shown that there is an ongoing development and significant progress in the field of dental implantology, in particular when it comes to digitalisation. For instance, the accuracy of bone-supported drill templates is constantly improving, whereas the amount of planning deviations is decreasing. ..
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Dental extraction: What else?
Prof. Mauro Labanca, Dr Ernesto Amosso, Dr Giuseppe Galvagna & Prof. Luigi F. Rodella, Italy
The decision-making process leading to a dental extraction has changed a great deal in the history of dentistry. We have moved from the concept of elimination of the infective source to one of bone preservation and regeneration of the alveolus. With the advent of modern drugs and the collaboration between different medical specialties, today we can consider extraction to be a totally safe procedure for the patient, 1 even though it should be deferred as much as possible in favour of the increasingly advanced techniques of restoration, recovery or regeneration...
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Prevention 0: The best way to prevent peri-implant disease?
Prof Magda Mensi, Timothy Ives & Dr Gianluca Garzetti, Italy
The philosophy of prevention in all medical professions is increasing from a global perspective. In fact, prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases, the major burden of illness and disability in almost all countries in the world, has been strengthened in recent years. 1 The motivation is to ensure a better quality of life for people and to reduce public health expenditures...
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Peri-implantitis is one of the medical challenges of the 21 st century. Implantologists and periodontists around the world are consistently searching for reliable and implementable therapy solutions. The authors presented their preferred protocol of peri-implantitis treatment in this clinical case using a biomimetic bone replacement material and a resorbable collagen membrane...
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Dr Michael Norton, former president of the Academy of Osseointegration, summed up a problem of the implant market, stating “Dentists have to rely on the word of manufacturers and the FDA or CE marks to feel sure that the implants they are using are being manufactured to a standard one would expect of an implantable dental device. Sadly, this is often not the case.” ...
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EuroPerio9 was held in Amsterdam from 20 to 23 June and was the largest congress to date with more than 10,000 attending. There was great interest in the causes and successful management of periodontitis and peri- implantitis. Two new classifications provided answers to the aetiology. Scientifically based and practice-oriented presentations demonstrated how to prevent and, if necessary, treat these inflammatory diseases...
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At the Dentsply Sirona World 2018 in Orlando, USA, Georg Isbaner, editorial manager of implants, had the chance to talk to Don Casey, CEO of Dentsply Sirona, about current challenges, future perspectives and newest product developments, like the newly launched Azento...
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Jan Kielhorn from Öhringen , a town in the Southwest of Germany, is a dentist specialising in oral surgery. In this interview, he talks about how he has extended the spectrum of therapy he offers, by using mini implants. To him, there are several convincing arguments for mini implants offering an alternative to standard implants, espe- cially when a minimally invasive solution is required...
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Sixty top scientists from around the world participated in the 2018 EAO Consensus Conference, which was held in Switzerland in February. The European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) has now published an essential guide for practitioners in the field of implant dentistry. It provides an accessible summary of the findings from the 2018 conference and shines a light on many challenges currently facing clinicians...
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The DGZI is the most traditional European expert association of dental implantology. Right from the start, the association has provided decisive impulses without which modern implant dentistry as one of the absolute trend disciplines of modern dentistry would not be conceivable today. Today, the field of dental implantology undergoes a development in the interplay of practitioners, universities and industry, which was almost unimaginable. In this context, it is important for the DGZI to stay up to date and constantly face the new challenges of a rapidly developing training landscape. Thus, not only the competition has become stronger, but also the members of the DGZI, the participants in the DGZI congresses and curricula meanwhile set different premises. Efficiency, practical utility and a varied scientific programme are more and more in the spotlight today...
