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08:15

Opening Day 2

Scientific Committee

08:20

Session 3: Foundations of the future: Advances in hard tissue regeneration

Moderator: Hom-Lay Wang

Keynote Speech

The speaker will be announced shortly

The current status of bone augmentation

Luca de Stavola

Many patients with adjacent missing teeth in the “esthetic zone” present to us with less-than-ideal alveolar ridge form due to severe hard and soft tissue loss. While many techniques offer excellent results for reconstruction of these defects, few can be said to guarantee success.  A bone or soft tissue augmentation procedure to correct a ridge defect in the esthetic zone that is not fully successful in correcting the defect often ensures the use of prosthetic pink. This leads to the treatment dilemma: “if we have to use a little pink, why not use a lot of pink” and spare the patient the painful augmentations in the first place? The aim of this lecture is to critically evaluate the current evidence to determine the predictability of various bone augmentation techniques for vertical ridge defects for implant placement and when to consider more conservative alternative treatment options. A series of cases have been gathered to illustrate risk assessment and predictable management of various critical size defects ranging from moderate to severe defects.

Objectives

  • Describe the anatomic basis and principles of vertical hard tissue grafting for implant site development.
  • Describe a simple diagnostic parameter to assess the risks involved in the treatment of each individual patient.
  • Apply practical methods of handling the vertically deficient ridge

Bach Le

Limitations of bone augmentation: What we can and cannot achieve

Tara Aghaloo

Panel discussion

10:35

Coffee Break

11:05

Session 4: Full arch forward: Innovative planning for complex reconstructions

Moderator: Luca Cordaro

Full-arch rehabilitation is a transformative treatment approach aimed at restoring function, esthetics, and quality of life for patients with severely compromised dentition. A critical yet often nuanced component of this process is the decision-making surrounding tooth extractions. This lecture will explore the clinical rationale and optimal timing for extractions in the context of full-arch rehabilitation. Emphasis will be placed on diagnostic criteria, strategic preservation versus extraction, the role of immediate versus delayed implant placement, and the impact on surgical and prosthetic outcomes. Through case-based discussions and evidence-based protocols, clinicians will gain clarity on how to approach extractions as part of a comprehensive, patient-centered treatment plan.

Goals

  • Understanding of the indications and rationale for extractions in full-arch rehabilitation
  • Exploring the timing for extraction comparing immediate versus delayed extractions
  • Making strategic decisions that enhance surgical efficiency, prosthetic success, and long-term patient outcomes.

Ramón Gomez Meda

Immediate placement and loading: how to be predictable

Mike Pikos

The implant-supported restoration in the edentulous maxilla often presents a major challenge, from both esthetic and functional aspects. Therefore, the key question is whether a fixed prosthesis always presents the best solution. The decision depends on various factors, such as individiual patient factors and expectations, smile line, support of the lip and the facial soft tissues, number of implants as well as intermaxillary space and relation. This lecture will focus on the relevant clinical parameters and presents different surgical and prosthetic treatment options, including backward planning, for the edentulous maxilla.

  • Clinical parameters for the decision on fixed or removable superstructures
  • Treatment options for removable implant-supported restorations
  • Treatment concepts (immediate and delayed) for fixed implant-supported protheses

Christian Hammächer

Panel discussion

12:45

Lunch Break

13:45

Session 5: Surgical pathways ahead: Exploring the new frontier of treatment options

Moderator:  Katja Nelson & Vinay Kumar

Zygomatic Implants: Reliable and feasible option?

The speaker will be announced shortly

Currently, ceramic implants have become a serious and reliable future technology. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes, fracture-resistant zirconia implants can now be produced with greater precision. Evidence-based data have demonstrated that zirconia implants with a micro-rough surface offer comparable osseointegration and similar clinical survival rates to well-established titanium implants.

While initial skepticism around zirconia implants was often linked to the limitations of a 1-piece implant design, recent advancements have led to the introduction of 2-piece zirconia implants. This design, which includes a prosthetic, reversible implant-abutment connection, has been a key development in enhancing clinical flexibility and treatment options. Over the last few years, this connection has been refined, offering a solution that meets both functional and esthetic demands while ensuring long-term stability.

This lecture will explore clinically relevant background information and case examples to demonstrate the reliability and advantages of the latest generation of 2-piece zirconia implants, highlighting their growing relevance in modern implant dentistry.

Objectives
Upon completion of this lecture, the participant:

  • Understand the clinical advantages of 2-piece zirconia implants, including the significance of the prosthetic, reversible implant-abutment connection.
  • Recognize the evidence supporting the comparable osseointegration and clinical survival rates of zirconia implants compared to titanium implants.
  • Learn about the recent advancements in zirconia implant design and manufacturing, and how these improvements impact clinical treatment options.

Stefan Röhling

Alveolar ridge preservation

Tali Chackartchi

Short implants

Craig Misch

Panel discussion

15:35

Coffee Break

16:05

Session 6: Peri-implantitis reimagined: Prevention, diagnosis, and the future of management

Moderator: Tara Aghaloo

Untangle the myth of peri-implantitis: Definitions, etiologies and decision tree for the treatment

Hom-Lay Wang

Managing peri-implant esthetic complications

Frank Schwarz

Complication management in the aesthetic zone

Marius Steigmann

Panel discussion

17:30

End of symposium day 2