The Interrelationship of Periodontal Disease, Systemic Disease, Restorative Dentistry and the Tsunami of Implant Failure: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment.

The Interrelationship of Periodontal Disease, Systemic Disease, Restorative Dentistry and the Tsunami of Implant Failure: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment. is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Dec 01 - 08, 2024 at Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America.

Program Purpose:
Implant dentistry is a multibillion-dollar worldwide industry, and although it has improved the lives of many people, the combination of poorly executed implant procedures, lack of adequate implant maintenance, and a lack of adequate knowledge and skill by professionals, the sheer number implant failures due to peri-implantits has sky-rocketed. Instead of helping patients and improving their lives, we are now seeing the damage to the alveolar bone and the emotional stress that the assault of implant failure can cause. The implications of increasing implant failure have far-reaching effects on our patients and our profession.

The attendee will gain an understanding of the following:

• The prevalence of peri-implant disease
• The etiology of implant failures
• The prevention of implant failures
• The systemic and local factors that contribute to peri-implant disease
• The current treatment protocols that are available to treat implant disease
• The amount of bone volume needed for predictable long-term implant success
• How much keratinized tissue is for predictable long-term success
• How to create enough bone both horizontally and vertically for implant success
• How to diagnose and treat progressive recession
• How to present complex implant and restorative cases in a comprehensive yet straightforward and understandable format
• Prosthodontic Principles for Implant Dentistry
  • Discuss the diagnostic criteria for dental rehabilitation
  • Describe treatment planning and treatment sequencing of dental rehabilitation
  • Identify the difference between protective and destructive occlusal schemes
• Considerations in the full-arch, fixed, implant restoration.
  • Describe treatment planning and case selection for full-arch implant treatment
  • Discuss treatment sequencing full-arch cases
• How to avoid failures in implant-assisted removable prosthodontics.
  • Discuss prosthodontic concepts in implant-assisted removable prostheses
  • Describe the use of independent retentive implant attachments as well as bar/overdenture use

• Implant complications and failure, diagnosis, prevention and treatment modalities
• Hard and soft tissue ridge augmentation
• Platelet Rich Fibrin, its use in implant and periodontal therapy
• Progressive gingival recession, recognition, documentation and treatment
• The art of case presentation