Dental Implant Education

2 Day Surgical Complications in Implant Therapy
Prevention & Management

March 23-24, 2012

Complications associated with implant surgery can have a devastating effect on the outcome or the prognosis of dental implant treatment.

This 2-day dental implant education program will focus on how to identify, avoid and successfully manage FORTY potential surgical implant complications. At the end of this dental implant education program, participants will have a better understanding of the etiology, prevention and management of these 40 complications related to surgical implant therapy.

Dental Implant Education Program Topics:

The topics listed below are some of the main areas of focus for this dental implant education program. Please feel free to call us if you'd like more information about the course.

Preoperative conditions that might lead to complications

Inadequate vertical and horizontal restorative space
Limited jaw opening & Interarch distance
Inadequate alveolar width for optimal Bucco-lingual positioning

Intraoperative Complications in Implant Placement

Incorrect angulations (bucco-lingual and mesio-distal)
Malalignment
Nerve injury
Irregular, sharp or too narrow crestal ridge
Extensive resorption of the mandibular alveolar bone
Curved extraction socket
Acute or chronic infection at the insertion site
Retained root tips at the insertion site
Overheating the bone during implant site preparation
Sinus and Nasal floor perforation
Accidental partial or complete displacement of dental implants into the maxillary sinus
Accidental displacement of dental implants into the maxillary incisive canal
Deep and Shallow implant placement
Complications in flapless implant placement
Implant fracture
Excessive torque during insertion / compression necrosis
Inadequate Initial Stability/ loose Implant

Postoperative complications

Postoperative pain and its management
Incision line opening & proper suturing techniques
Cover screw exposure during the healing period
Bone loss during the healing period/ Thread exposure
Implant mobility during second-stage surgery
Implant Periapical Lesion (IPL) and the retrograde peri-implantitis
Radiotherapy and dental implants / osteoradionecrosis
Shallow vestibule secondary to ridge augmentation

Program Fee: $1,995

16 CE Credit

"Surgical Complications in Oral Implantology"

by L. Al-Faraje from Quintessence Publishing. is included in the tuition

Program include:

  . Certificate of attendance
  . Continuing education credit
    (CE credits are approved by the California Dental Board , ADA
    and the AGD)
  . Course manual
  . Research articles
  . Special product discounts
  . Continental breakfasts, lunches and refreshments

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