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Academy of Osseointegration Honors Steven E. Eckert

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Last week, he was honored once again by the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) as he humbly accepted the organization’s Distinguished Service Award. While Dr. Eckert is now retired, his accomplishments continue to significantly impact the field.

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Spear Education Announces International Speaker Line Up for Summit 2024

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Dr. Rotondo graduated as a dentist in 1984 from the University of Queensland and completed specialty training in Prosthodontics in 1996 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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Using Dentin Grafting in Early Implant Placement With Vertical Sinus Elevation

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month post-implant-placement radiograph and CBCT during the uncovery appointment with good osseointegration noted. Augmentation of the atrophic edentulous mandible by a bilateral two-step osteotomy with autogenous bone graft to place osseointegrated dental implants. J Adv Prosthodont. 3 and (b) No. c and d) The 4.5-month

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The Staged Approach and Root Banking in Sjögren’s Syndrome

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Oral rehabilitation with implants is a possible solution since SS does not affect bone healing and osseointegration. 2,5,12 Binon and Fowler 13 presented a case report with mandibular-osseointegrated implants and a fixed prosthesis that remained functional and stable after 13 years of followup.

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Full-Mouth Reconstruction Workflow in a Hopeless Situation

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Additionally, these dental implants feature a calcium phosphate gritting media surface treatment, OsseoFix (Adin Dental Implants), to achieve the desired roughness for optimum osseointegration. J Prosthodont. Treatment planning of dental implants. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2015;26 Suppl 11:69-76. doi:10.1111/clr.12638 2016;25(6):433–9.

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Ceramic Implants and Dental Implant Rehabilitation, Part I

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For the clinician, the advantages go deeper than the surface and aesthetic value—zirconia exhibits less plaque accumulation; comparable and, lately, faster osseointegration and higher bone-to-implant contact percentages; and proven superior aesthetics. J Prosthodont. Front Immunol. 2018;9:2963. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.02963

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Fully Digital Full Arch?

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Int J Prosthodont. Dr. Ganz received his specialty certificate in maxillofacial prosthetics/prosthodontics. He is a Diplomate and Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, US Ambassador of the Digital Dental Society, and co-Director of AIE. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal.