Title : Digital dentistry & dental implant placement for the GP
Abstract:
We are in an era of dentistry filled with technology & innovation unlike anything we’ve ever seen up to this point. With general dentists doing more of their own surgical procedures, we should use all of this technology to our advantage. Digital implant planning is a predictable & precise method of planning implant cases, from single tooth replacement to full arch rehabilitation. This lecture intends to introduce users to the digital workflow for implant placement, using a prosthetically driven approach to ensure ease in both the surgical & restorative aspects of implant dentistry. Using the technology at hand, we are able to decrease surgical times, increase surgical outcomes, & increase case predictability. The days of hoping a case can be screw retained or wondering if you will need to do grafting at the time of placement are no more. We can now walk into a case & know exactly what will be required for an ideal result, & you can plan accordingly before the patient is even in the chair. Utilizing digital dentistry can be done even if practitioners don’t have a CBCT or a digital scanner in office. Techniques will be discussed to show practitioners different options they have for accomplishing predictable & repeatable surgical & prosthetic outcomes for their implant cases.
Audience Take Away:
- Explain the implant process from placement to restoration
- Explain the benefit of utilizing digital dentistry to guide your implant planning, the surgical case, and the restorative aspect
- Show the accuracy of the digital process
- Discuss practical ways that practitioners that do not have access to a CBCT or an intraoral scanner can still execute cases with a high degree of accuracy. This will save time clinically & reduce clinician stress & margin of error
