Course Description

To familiarize the senior dental student with principles of implant treatments, treatment planning and walk them through actual clinical cases from start to finish.  Hands-on Simplant software treatment planning would be performed.

Discussed Items

• Introduction to implants and is biological considerations.
• Treatment planning of implant cases utilizing CT scan, Simplant software (hands-on participation)
• Case selection (medical, masticatory musculature dynamics), prosthetic work-ups for implant cases
• Single unit implant, implant bridge and full arch, full mouth reconstruction plus implant supported over-denture protocols.
• Implant protected occlusion
• Progressive load of dental implants
• Troubleshooting of common dental implant problems
• Reviewing several clinical cases and walking the students through actual cases from start to finish

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