- Friday 1/26/2024
- Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
- Course Code: 541RL
- Cost: $134
- Room Location: BCEC Room 206 B
- Credits: 3 CE Hours
Management of Dental Implant Complications
Michael Pruett, DMD Assistant Professor of Restorative Sciences, and Director of the General Practice Residency Program, received his D.M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia. He completed a two year General Practice Residency at the University of Virginia and then became the Director of Dentistry at Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. While in Hartford he also served as the Assistant Program Director of the General Practice Residency at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He has placed and restored dental implants for the last 25 years. As well he maintains an active practice with emphasis on hospital dentistry, management of medically compromised patients, implant placement and restoration and sedation dentistry. Dr. Pruett is also the director of several hands on courses at The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University; which include implant placement, sinus augmentation, and I.V. sedation. He was also the Dental College of Georgia 2013 Distinguished Alumnus.
Implants have proven to be a viable option for replacement of missing teeth and for retention of both fixed and removable prosthetics. They do, however, present their own set of challenges. This presentation will address both surgical and prosthetic failures both in the early and late phase of treatment. Participants will become familiar with treatment strategies to both mitigate and manage these complications during all phases of Implant therapy.
- Review the pre-operative planning of implant cases in order to minimize failure
- Diagnose and manage complications at the time of surgery and discuss postoperative complications
- Manage the ailing failing implant and the manage prosthetic failures
- Identify the unknowns in dental implants
- Discuss the potential pitfalls of using non-proprietary components on implants
Recommended Audience: Dentist
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