Barry Wagenberg: Building a sense of efficacy. Perspective from private practice.

Immediate implant placement allows for a reduced number of surgical visits, less time to final restorations, decreased cost for patients, and high implant survival rates and bone maintenance, all of which are objectives of patients and clinicians alike. These treatment protocols can be successfully applied to both foundational and advanced cases, including those with socket infection and limited bone availability.

This lecture will assess the efficacy of immediate implant placement, supporting it with long term follow-up studies and comparison of intact site and immediate implant placement data bases. 

Dr. Barry Wagenberg received his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971 and completed his periodontal training at Columbia University. He is Director of Dental Education and Periodontics at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Associate Clinical Professor at New York University School of Dentistry. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Oral Medicine, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, American Academy of Osseointegration and American Academy of Periodontology. He served on the board of the American Academy of Periodontology for six years. He has authored one textbook and thirty-two articles. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontics, and is in private practice in Livingston and Roselle Park New Jersey.