Implant Tribune U.S. No. 12, 2015
‘Risks vs. Rewards’ in implant dentistry / California Implant Institute presents live patient surgical courses in Mexico / Piezomed by W&H: Minimally invasive - maximally effective / Industry
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IMPLANT TRIBUNE
The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition
www.dental-tribune.com
DECEMBER 2015 — Vol. 10, No. 12
‘Risks vs. Rewards’
in implant dentistry
Dr. Frank Spear
will open AO
2016 Annual
Meeting with
his presentation
By AO Staff
D
r. Frank Spear will open the
Academy of Osseointegration’s (AO) 2016 Annual Meeting with his presentation,
“Globalization of Training, Education
and Comprehensive Collaborative Treatment Planning in Implant Dentistry: Understanding the Risks and Rewards.”
Spear has been restoring implants for
30 years and believes technique is one
thing but perspective is another.
“When you have been in practice long
enough, you start asking different questions about what’s a best practice,” Spear
said. “You get to see what performs well
and what doesn’t.” Though most of his
cases have worked out well, he admits he
might have handled some differently.
Clinicians should consider both the
risks and rewards for patients and what’s
ahead for them in their life when placing
implants. Spear will suggest key questions to ask when weighing risk vs. reward, such as:
• What is the age of the patient?
• What other conditions of the patient’s
health should I consider before I place an
implant?
• Can I delay this implant and save the
tooth for the beneit of a patient’s longterm dental care?
• What can I do to help prolong the life
of the restoration I use on top of the implant?
• What’s going to happen next if something fails?
Spear will also cover the globalization
of training and education, and comprehensive and collaborative treatment
planning. Using the evolution of implant
dentistry from the past three decades,
his aim is to identify the best practices
today, using the history of the science as
Dr. Frank Spear will present, ‘Globalization of Training, Education and Comprehensive Collaborative Treatment Planning in Implant Dentistry:
Understanding the Risks and Rewards’ at the Academy of Osseointegration 2016 Annual Meeting. Photo/www.freeimages.com
a background for their development.
“We honestly didn’t know what we were
doing in the ’80s — we were learning and
lying by the seat of our pants,” he said.
“Technology matured, and we improved
in the ’90s and even more in the 2000s.
And now we know what works, but we
also know what doesn’t work.
“It’s a good timeframe in the history of
implants to look back at what we’ve done
with a different perspective on it.”
Following Spear’s presentation, clinicians from around the world will present
in the opening symposium on the risks
and rewards for various topics of concern
for today’s dental implant professional.
From grafting with growth factors or
biologics to not grafting at all, to bone
augmentation, and even guided surgery,
there are pros and cons to many of the
decisions and treatments from which
dentists choose.
Spear feels the AO Annual Meeting is a
great way for clinicians to stay current on
the best practices of implant dentistry.
He has always enjoyed the learning as-
pect of the meeting, collaborating with
the best and brightest clinicians from
around the world.
“I enjoy getting to hear really bright
people who are doing a lot, especially involved with research,” he said. “They are
answering a lot of questions we’ve had
for years, but we haven’t had the research
answers for them.”
The AO 31st Annual Meeting is set for
Feb. 17-20 in San Diego. You can register
to attend at www.osseo.org. Follow AO on
Facebook and Twitter using #AO2016 to
stay up-to-date.
About the Academy of
Osseointegration (AO)
With 6,000 members in 70 countries
around the world, the Academy of Osseointegration is recognized as a premier
international association for professionals interested in implant dentistry. The
AO serves as a nexus where specialists
and generalists can come together to
evaluate emerging research, technology and techniques, share best practices,
Dr. Frank
Spear
and coordinate optimal patient care using timely, evidence-based information.
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EVENTS
Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | December 2015
IMPLANT TRIBUNE
PUBLISHER & CHAIRMAN
Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com
PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com
GROUP EDITOR
Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com
MANAGING EDITOR IMPLANT TRIBUNE
Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com
MANAGING EDITOR
Fred Michmershuizen
f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.com
MANAGING EDITOR
Robert Selleck, r.selleck@dental-tribune.com
PRODUCT/ACCOUNT MANAGER
Humberto Estrada
h.estrada@dental-tribune.com
PRODUCT/ACCOUNT MANAGER
Will Kenyon
w.kenyon@dental-tribune.com
PRODUCT/ACCOUNT MANAGER
Maria Kaiser
m.kaiser@dental-tribune.com
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Travis Gittens
t.gittens@dental-tribune.com
A look at surgical implant placement by recent participants of the live patient surgical courses provided by the California Implant Institute.
EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com
Photos/Provided by California Implant Institute
California Implant Institute
presents live patient
surgical courses in Mexico
By California Implant Institute Staff
T
he California Implant Institute
is pleased to present ive-day,
Level I and Level II comprehensive live patient surgical
externship courses in Baja California,
Mexico, coming up soon.
Level I course
Attendees of the Level I course will
implement step-by-step implant surgical protocols on live patients under the
supervision of Louie Al-Faraje, DDS, and
additional faculty.
The ive-day course will include eight
hours of lectures on diagnosis and treatment planning of implant cases (around
two hours each morning). Each attendee
will place 10-15 implants and assist with
multiple implants on live patients.
Course participants will increase
their knowledge and skill in the areas
of lap design, alveoloplasty, implant
placement, bone grafting and suturing
techniques. Upon completion of the externship, attendees will have smoother
transition from the classroom to surgically placing implants in their own ofices.
All patients are carefully selected by
the California Implant Institute faculty, and CT scans are provided for all
patients. During the most recent program, 15 participants placed more than
170 implants, including immediate and
computer-guided placements, and performed multiple bone-grafting procedures.
Published by Tribune America
© 2015 Tribune America, LLC
All rights reserved.
Tribune America strives to maintain the utmost
accuracy in its news and clinical reports. If you
ind a factual error or content that requires clariication, please contact Managing Editor Sierra
Rendon at s.rendon@dental-tribune.com.
Tribune America cannot assume responsibility for
the validity of product claims or for typographical
errors. The publisher also does not assume responsibility for product names or statements made by
advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are
their own and may not relect those of Tribune
America.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr. Pankaj Singh
Dr. Bernard Touati
Dr. Jack T. Krauser
Dr. Andre Saadoun
Dr. Gary Henkel
Dr. Doug Deporter
Dr. Michael Norton
Dr. Ken Serota
Dr. Axel Zoellner
Dr. Glen Liddelow
Dr. Marius Steigmann
Level II course
Attendees of the Level II course will increase their knowledge and skill level in
the areas of advanced implant surgical
techniques, including lateral-window
sinus lifting, maxillary and mandibular ridge expansions, CT graft and block
grafting. Level II participants will work
also with Piezotome and CO2 laser
units, which are available at each Level
II working station. Attendees will add
advanced implant-related surgical procedures to their practice.
Corrections
Implant Tribune strives to maintain the
utmost accuracy in its news and clinical
reports. If you ind a factual error or
content that requires clariication, please
report the details to Managing Editor
Sierra Rendon at s.rendon@
dental-tribune.com.
Upcoming courses
The live patient surgical externship in
Mexico is provided four times a year.
Each of the Level I and Level II programs
offer 40 C.E. credits. Complete information on the externship, including
tuition, testimonials, staff bios, accommodations and location, can be found at
www.implanteducation.net, by calling
(858) 496-0574 or by e-mail at info@
implanteducation.net.
Tribune America, LLC
116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500
New York, NY 10011
Phone (212) 244-7181
Fax (212) 244-7185
Tell us what you think!
Academic director
Dr. Louie Al-Faraje is founder and
director of the California Implant
Institute.
Dr. Al-Faraje is a private practitioner as
well as the founder and director of the
California Implant Institute, which conducts a one-year fellowship program in
implant dentistry. He is a fellow of the
American Academy of Implant Dentist-
ry and a diplomate of the International
Congress of Oral Implantologists and
the American Board of Oral Implantology.
Do you have general comments or critique
you would like to share? Is there a particular
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INDUSTRY
Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | December 2015
Piezomed by W&H: Minimally
invasive, maximally effective
By W&H Staff
C
urrent developments focus on
minimally invasive procedures
with less postoperative pain for
the patient and a faster healing
time. Piezo technology has increasingly
been inding its way into oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) and implantology for more than a decade.
Maximum precision in surgical
use and gentler treatment for the patient are just some advantages to this
cutting-edge technology. With the new
Piezomed, W&H can use state-of-the-art
ultrasound technology for even the most
demanding tasks in bone surgery, providing surgeons with optimal support in
their daily work, the company asserts.
“Our product development has a clear
aim: to consistently fulill the many different needs of the patients and also to
satisfy the users’ requirements. The new
Piezomed minimizes the invasiveness of
surgical treatments. Safe working thanks
to automatic instrument detection and
unique instrument design takes on a
AD
completely new meaning for the user,”
said Andreas Lette, strategic W&H product manager and head of product innovation.
New dimension in bone surgery
The new surgical instrument from
W&H employs state-of-the-art ultrasound
technology.
High-frequency
micro-vibrations enable high-precision
incisions while the so-called cavitation
effect ensures an almost blood-free surgical site and an excellent view of the
treatment area.
In addition to these beneits, W&H offers maximum safety during operation
with its patented automatic instrument
tip detection.
Piezomed detects the instrument during tip insertion and sets the correct power class automatically. This signiicantly
lowers the risk of harming a patient and
overloading the instruments, according
to the company.
Equipped for any task
W&H offers a selected range of 24 intelligently created working instruments to
provide optimum cover for the wide variety of tasks dealt with by surgeons.
“For example, the bone saws have a
specially developed tooth design that
enables bone block harvesting with low
bone loss. We also offer a special saw that
boasts extremely high-cutting performance,” Lette said.
“Many of the surgical instruments developed by W&H are an absolute world
irst in the global dental sector. Our developments are patented to protect our
unique expertise,” he continued.
The instruments have another advantage with their eficient cooling concept.
The spray exits near the instrument’s
work area, thus protecting the instrument from thermo-mechanical material
stress. The user beneits from even safer
and cooler processing of the operating
ield, according to W&H.
Piezomed supports the surgeon’s individual way of working with three different operating modes: “Power,” “Basic”
and “Smooth.”
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Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | December 2015
‘An alternative to any procedure’
Dr. John Russo talks
about the beneits
of his Ellman
radiosurgery unit
By Implant Tribune Staff
Dr. John
Russo
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John Russo, DDS, MHS, is a periodontist
in Sarasota, Fla. He graduated from the
Ohio State University College of Dentist-
ry and received a periodontics certiicate
from the Medical University of South
Carolina as well as a master in health sciences degree.
Today he is a clinical assistant professor
of periodontics at the Medical University
of South Carolina, a diplomat of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a nationally recognized expert
in dental implants and bone grafting.
One of the products Russo spends a lot
of time with is his Ellman radiosurgery
unit, which can be used for more than 30
different dental procedures and appeals
to those ready to move beyond the scalpel as well as those looking for an alter-
native to lasers and electrocautery units.
Russo said he has been using his unit
for more than 10 years on a daily basis.
today talked with him to get a little more
insight into what he likes about it.
Russo said he has been using his unit
for more than 10 years on a daily basis.
Implant Tribune talked with him to get
a little more insight into what he likes
about it.
What do you use your Ellman
radiosurgery unit for? How many
procedures can it be used for?
The Ellman radiosurgery unit can be
used as an alternative to any procedure
performed with a scalpel. I use my unit
for cautery of donor sites for gingival
grafts, making incisions, harvesting
donor tissue for soft-tissue grafts, excisional biopsies, gingivoplasty, removal of
pigmentation, frenectomies and many
other procedures.
What do you see as the beneit of Ellman’s
radiofrequency technology as compared
to lasers and electrocautery?
In my experience, the Ellman radiosurgery unit has signiicantly less collateral
thermal penetration/damage than electrosurgery units. Another beneit is I do
not have to “ground” my patients prior
to using the technology. With my Ellman
unit, I can cauterize bleeding vessels
larger than 0.3 mm whereas my laser will
only cauterize vessels smaller than 0.3
mm. Also with the Ellman unit, I have a
choice of multiple tips that can be used
in different circumstances and locations
of the mouth and can also be bent for
more customized access.
How are the results?
The results can be described as laserlike
surgery. The result of cutting or cauterizing tissue with the Ellman unit is minimal heat production and minimal depth
of tissue penetration.
Does your Ellman provide good return
on investment?
When comparing the cost of my Ellman
unit to my laser, the Ellman is signiicantly less expensive and allows me to
perform more treatments, mostly due to
the availability of different tips for different procedures. The Ellman has been
a great return on investment.
‘In my experience,
the Ellman
radiosurgery unit
has signiicantly less
collateral thermal
penetration/
damage than
electrosurgery units.’
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