Torsten Jemt: Clinical problems in implant dentistry. How should we interpret the results?

Many clinical follow-up studies are performed to report various complications and failures that can be observed for different techniques or patient groups. These studies can be designed in different ways which has an impact on the results that are revealed. This presentation will discuss how clinical data on complications in implant dentistry may differ depending on how data is collected. Observations on different clinical complications will be used to exemplify the role of patients included and the study design, and the learning objective is to increase the understanding between basic clinical research and clinical routine practice.  

Dr. Torsten Jemt graduated from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1975, and completed his residency program in prosthodontics at the same university in 1982. He received a PhD in prosthodontics in 1984. Dr Jemt started collaboration with Professor P-I Brånemark in 1979, and was involved in the development of the first single implant abutments, and CAD/CAM titanium frameworks. He achieved the academic rank of Associate Professor in 1986 and later as Professor in 2003 at the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials at the Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University. He cofounded the Brånemark Clinic in Gothenburg in 1986, where he served as a co-chairman between 1986 and 2000 and as chairman between 2000 and 2009. Currently he holds a combined scientific position at the Faculty of Odontology as a Professor and as a Clinical Scientific Co-ordinator at the Public Dental Health Service. He is a member of the editorial boards of several international journals. Dr. Jemt has published over 140 scientific publications and lectured worldwide since 1983.