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As recently selected President of the DGZI, it is important to me to welcome you all and to gain your trust and assistance in this journey ahead of us. From my previous honorary executive positions, I am convinced that the executive board of a society has to establish a close contact with its members and, moreover, that this contact has to be re-established continuously...
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Retromolar bone grafts prior to implant placement - Outcomes and complications (Part II)
Andreas Sakkas, Carsten Winter, Frank Wilde & Alexander Schramm, Germany
The dental rehabilitation of partially or totally edentulous patients with oral implants has become common practice with reliable long-term results.1 However, unfavourable local conditions of the alveolar ridge due to atrophy, periodontal disease, trauma sequel, malformation or neoplasia may cause insufficient bone volume, which may complicate the therapy of the masticatory function with dental implants.2 When alveolar ridges lack the appropriate bone volume, additional surgical reconstructive procedures are required. This article concludes Part I (implants 3/2013) with results, an extensive discussion and the conclusion...
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A new technique for the preparation of the implant site - Through Piezoelectric Surgery (PES)
Prof. Mauro Labanca, Prof. Lugi F. Rodella & Prof. Paolo Brunamonti Binello, Italy
Piezosurgery (PES) is a surgical technique born in the 90s; because of its versatility and effectiveness, it immediately spread from the oral surgery field to many other specialised surgical branches, such as, for example, maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedics and neurosurgery...
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Ridge augmentation for an atrophied posterior mandible - NanoBone block versus allograft bone block (Part III)
Dr Omar Soliman, Prof. Dr Dr Mohamed Nassar, Ass. Prof. Dr Mahmoud Shakal & Ass. Prof. Dr Eman Mohy El-din Megahed, Egypt
The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical outcome and radiographic bone changes in augmented ridges utilizing a synthetic NanoBone block versus an allograft bone block, and to investigate histologically the success of a synthetic NanoBone block versus an allograft bone block for ridge augmentation. In the previous issues of implants: international magazine of oral implantology, the authors gave a detailed introduction to their topic and explained the materials and methods used in their study (implants 1/2013) and the results of clinical outcomes & radiographic bone changes (implants 2/2013). In this issue, their report is completed by the histological results of their investigations and an extensive discussion.
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Vertical bone augmentation procedures (Part I)
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Florian Draenert, M.D. D.D.S. Ph.D.
The success of an implantological procedure largely depends on the alveolar situation and the bone supporting the soft tissues. Until today, complex augmentation procedures pose high demands on the clinician and there is still a great need for research in this field. The following article discusses the basics of implantology relevant to bone augmentation and presents an overview on complex bone augmentation techniques. Part I of this consecutive article series introduces basics in bone morphology, biomaterials and transplants. To be continued in 2014 with issue 1/2014...
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Has it happened to you? You’ve heard an excellent talk at a continuing education course, but when you want to apply the new knowledge, you realize that you lack the necessary practical details. Dental Campus closes this gap. The new e-learning platform created especially for implant dentistry is practice-oriented and offers important theoretical, technological and product-related details in one single resource. It has a structured and innovative design and allows for interactive communication. The quality of the content on Dental Campus is constantly assured by the Implant Campus Board whose members include internationally recognized experts...
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Extensive implant-supported restoration in generalised aggressive periodontitis
Dr Dr Philipp Plugmann, Germany
Particularly young patients under the age of 30 experience high levels of psychological strain when faced with episodic loss of several teeth as a result of generalised aggressive periodontitis. The influence of this disease on the patients' social life and their careers can be enormous...
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In the past, the restoration of narrow tooth gaps with Straumann® Soft Tissue Level implants (maxillary lateral incisors/mandibular incisors) was only possible with the Straumann® Narrow Neck Implant (NN). Due to the prevailing external, hexagonal connection geometry and correspondingly larger dimensioned abutment components it was somewhat difficult to achieve hygienic and aesthetically demanding restorations, particularly in the anterior region of the mandible. The new Straumann® Narrow Neck CrossFit® implant (NNC) now offers an established internal taper connection which allows more intricate prosthetic work in the emergence profile region. Due to the harder implant material—NNC made of TiZr (Straumann® Roxolid®) vs. NN made of pure titanium grade 4, cold-worked—one can expect multi-unit bridges, as described in this case, to also have a better long-term prognosis from a biomechanical point of view...
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„From practice—for the practice“ is the DGZI’s main topic leading the way for the 43rd International Annual Congress, which took place from 4 to 5 October at the Berlin Hotel Palace. Dr Roland Hille, Vice President of the DGZI and scientific director of the congress stated that “Compiling practicable and proved concepts ‘from practice—for the practice’ has always been one of the DGZI’s main topics”. “Each year, we invite speakers from around the world—this is a DGZI trademark.
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Implants have come a long way since they were introduced to dentistry in the early 1950s. Future concepts and trends in the field were recently discussed by experts at the 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Association of Osseointegration (EAO) in Dublin, which took place from 17–19 October at the city’s new state-of-the-art Convention Centre. Held for the second time in the Irish capital after 1995, the event did not only focus on current issues in the field, like periimplantitis and the challenges linked to the treatment of an increasing elderly population, but also reflected on new developments and methods in the field, such as computer-assisted implant rehabilitation and tissue regeneration. Moreover, a number of sessions also focused on risk factors, treatment planning and different learning techniques...
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From 11 to 12 October, Schütz Dental hosted a special implantological event in cooperation with the German Society for Implantology (DGZI). While students of dental medicine gathered information on theory and practice of the surgical anatomy in the special seminar “Implantology and Anatomy”, an international expert group discussed implantological techniques in the DGZI Curriculum lead by Dr Mazen Tamimi.
