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Minimize bone loss by immediately inserting an implant into an extraction socket: true or false? Graft and wait three months? Dr. Stefan Fickl provides an illuminating lecture that explores major hard and soft tissue alterations following tooth removal and how best to treat these everyday occurrences.
Dr. Fickl, an international scholar and educator, explores different treatment approaches that are currently offered that limit dimensional changes post-extraction. While there are obvious advantages to immediate implant placement following tooth removal, inserting an implant into an extraction socket does not seem to change biological behaviour that can still lead to postoperative recession of the mid-facial gingiva. This is especially true in high-risk patients.
So what to do? Graft or insert an implant? If grafting, which materials yield the best results? Are the results anecdotal or evidence-based? Dr. Fickl discusses various techniques and materials that are presently used in socket preservation, including their advantages and disadvantages.
After completing this course the participant should be able to:
It is the policy of the UT Health San Antonio Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.
Continuing Dental Education Staff members have nothing to disclose.
Hours: 1
Original Date: 10/11/2013 | Review Date: 09/01/2020 | Expiration Date: 08/31/2025
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