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Parafunction

Parafunctional activities can apply high forces to both implant and prosthetic components. These forces can lead to fracture or loosening of screws and abutments, chipping of the veneering material or fracture of the prosthetic reconstruction...

Temporomandibular Joint
Implant designs
Biomechanics and occlusion
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Videos

Iñaki Gamborena and Luc Rutten: Key technical considerations for soft tissue integrity and associated optimal esthetic outcomes

The lecture reviews the treatment of a failed bridge restoration supported by implants and natural teeth. Dr Gamborena and L Rutten explain the treatment sequence and the cooperation between the clinic and the dental lab. The lecture discusses patient motivation, treatment options...

Radiology
CAD/CAM
Anterior implants
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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...

Radiology
Digital workflow
CAD/CAM
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Ken Parrish: Minimizing complications with full-arch immediate provisionalization

What can go wrong when restoring a full-arch with immediate provisionalization ? Dr Parrish gives insight in the most common complications and pitfalls and how they can be avoided. Often failures are due to human errror. Implant component failures are rare, provided premium quality...

Implant prosthetics
Biomechanics and occlusion
Local factors
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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. 

Radiology
Guided Surgery
CAD/CAM
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Gerard Chiche: Esthetic parameters to achieve esthetic excellence

The presentation gives a close look at a systematic approach, how to plan implant restorations step by step, from an esthetic perspective. It is an esthetic-occlusal system and applied in a way that the interdisciplinary team has a common ground. Supported by several clinical...

Radiology
CAD/CAM
Immediate implant placement
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Patient cases

Six maxillary anterior all-ceramic crowns

A 39-year-old female patient presented with the extensive incisal wear of the maxillary incisors due to an occlusal habit that exposed large areas of dentin created some sensitivity and produced short teeth that the patient did not like.

CAD/CAM
Prosthetic materials
Biomechanics and occlusion
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Patient cases

Restoration of eroded and/or abraded posterior teeth

A 58-year-old female patient presented with extensively eroded abraded and cracked teeth requiring complete coverage crowns.

CAD/CAM
Biomechanics and occlusion
Single and multi-unit restorations
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Videos

Stefan Holst: Treatment planning - restorative considerations and material selection

The lecture discusses a patient case with multiple missing teeth in maxilla and mandible. Video part one presents the patient situation and reviews the digital and conventional diagnostic and treatment planning tools. Video part two presents the chosen treatment and gives insight...

Radiology
Digital workflow
CAD/CAM
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Patient cases

Treatment of a maxillary failing dentition including digital treatment planning

A 58-year-old male patient case shows the rehabilitation of failing dentition in the maxilla, including digital treatment planning. The mandible was also included in the treatment process to receive a satisfying functional and esthetic result.

Radiology
Posterior implants
Sinus augmentation
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Videos

Stephen Parel: An overview of treatment solutions for the edentulous patient with a focus on All-on-4

Supported by several clinical case presentations, the lecture presents up-to-date treatment options for edentulous situations and highlights the huge advances dentistry has made over the last decade to treat edentulous patients. Dr Parel explains the advantage of placing tilted imp

Radiology
Edentulous treatments
Implants in compromised sites
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Torsten Jemt: Long-term clinical documentation on dental implants

The lecture gives insight in implant related dentistry over a long-term follow-up period of over 25 years with over 9000 patients treated and 32000 placed implants. Video part 1 reviews implant-, protocol-, maintenance and patient-related topics. The change from machined to treated

Radiology
Implant designs
Implant surfaces