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Degree in medicine and surgery in 1980. Post-graduate Specialization in Odontostomatology in 1983, Post-graduate Specialization in Maxillo-Facial Surgery in 1988. Adjunct Professor at the School of Maxillo-Facial Surgery of the University Federico II of Naples from 1999. Fellow of the International College of Dentistry ( ICD ) Member of several Italian and international professional associations, and author of numerous publications mainly in the field of implantology. Editor and Author of the book “ll Successo in Implantologia” edited by Elsevier Author of the book “Digital Implantology “ edited by Quintessence President of the Italian Society of Osteointegration ( SIO), from 2009 to 2011. Founding Member of the Italian Academy of Osseintegration ( IAO ) President of the Digital Dentistry Society ( DDS ) from 2015 to 2017 Lecturer in Meetings and Courses in all the five continents Private practice in Rome and Verona
Static and Dynamic Guided Approach to the Implant Rehabilitations
A great digital transformation is involving all the human activities changing the way people think, communicate and work.
Even the world of Dentistry is experiencing these effects; computers and Digital devices are making what were previously manual tasks in an easier, faster, cheaper, and more predictable way
New tools such as intra and extra-oral scanners, cone beam computed tomography, powerful software and innovative fabrication procedures such as 3D printing and laser sintering are changing the way we make the diagnosis, prepare the treatment plan and treat our patients.
Moreover , these new technologies are today mature enough and priced reasonably to be included in daily dental practice.
In particular the applications of the new digital procedures in implantology are today able to create a full digital work flow from the planning to the final execution of the surgical and prosthetic treatment.
Two different approach are nowadays in use to perform implantology procedure : one by the use of guides and another by navigation systems
Both ways will be carefully analysed emphasising benefits and limits
Learning objectives
- Properly use the digital technologies for the diagnosis and the treatment planning
- Become familiar to virtual planning and how to transform it in the real treatment
- Be informed on the benefits and the limits of the digital technology in the modern approach to the implant treatments
Preventing Failures and Complications by the use of Digital Technologies
It has been clearly demonstrated that more than two third of the failures and complications in implant dentistry are related to incorrect diagnosis and treatment planning. The incidence of this aspects is higher than surgical or prosthetic mistakes which might occur during the implant treatment. In the last ten years new radiological devices, powerful software, scanners, and other digital technologies have been introduced on the market offering to the clinicians the possibility to collect data in an extremely precise way leading to a more accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. Different treatment options can be easily evaluated on a computer choosing the best fitted one for every single patient. These technologies are extremely useful to reduce failures and complication as all the aspects can be accurately considered before starting the procedure. The authors will show the potentials of this digital approach to Dentistry, their advantages and limits. Part of the lecture will be also focused on the importance of a correct learning process for their correct use and the necessity of a team approach for a precise work flow.
Learning objectives
- A correct use of the digital technologies for diagnosis and treatment planning
- How to prevent complications by the use of digital technologies
- Approach the modern software for treatment planning