Jill Helms: Latest understanding of the biology of osseointegration. The bone biology
Video highlights
- Increase in patient demands and dental implant treatment to meet patient expectations
- Complex dental implant treatment due to co-morbidity
- Biologics around implants - give the bone the chance to survive. General session.
- Nobel Biocare New York Global Symposium 2016
Implants have become the preferred method for the replacement of missing teeth, due in no small part to the high success rate that accompanies this procedure. There are challenges, however, that can complicate or delay osseointegration. For example, the patient population seeking implants is getting older and this can translate into more complex medical conditions that profoundly impact the rate and extent of bone healing around implant. In addition, patients increasingly prefer implants that can be placed into immediate function, which means that the demand for primary stability must be weighed against the biomechanical environment created by the application of force to a healing implant. This lecture will provide an up-to-date synopsis on these topics, with a focus on the newest data on the biology and mechanics underlying successful osseointegration.
Dr. Jill A. Helms (DDS, PhD) is a tenured full Professor in the Department of Surgery at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Dr. Helms is also cofounder of Ankasa Regenerative Therapeutics, a biotechnology company in Silicon Valley. Jill completed her dental training at the University of Minnesota followed by residency training in periodontics and, simultaneously, PhD training in Developmental Neurobiology at the University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center. She moved to Baylor College of Medicine for a post-doctoral position in biochemistry, then to the University of California, San Francisco, where she became Director of the Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. In 2004 she moved to Stanford to establish a research program that focuses stem cell biology, Wnt signaling, and regenerative dental medicine. Her work in the field of implant osseointegration is a collaboration with bioengineer John Brunski PhD and numerous highly skilled clinicians and clinician-scientists in the field of implantology. Together the group explores the roles of molecular signals and mechanical stimuli that regulate the process of implant osseointegration.