Stefan Holst: How components facilitate and support long-term success - implant and prosthetic solutions and requirements

This lecture focuses on the key parameters to be considered when placing implants: comprehensive pre-treatment planning, selecting the appropriate implant design, achieving sufficient primary stability and assessing any additional, site-specific needs. Dr. Holst reviews the implant selection depending on the individual clinical and patient situation, discusses aspects of implant macro- and micro design and of insertion torque and how the TiUnite surface design contributes to maintaining a high level of initial mechanical stability. Implant and prosthetic components function together as a system and therefore impeccably fitting components are key for long-term success. Dr. Holst explains how small variations within the various components can add up to substantial loads and overloads of the system, risking component malfunction or fracture. He concludes that it is important to consider the system performance, not just individual components and that the implant-to-abutment interface quality determines the long-term performance of the system.