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WORLD CONFERENCE 2003 IN RETROSPECT

Managing Severely Resorbed Jaws without Grafting

Abstract
Previously, a good candidate for implant therapy was defined as a healthy patient with plenty of dense bone. Clinical situations that diverged greatly from this were considered at risk for implant therapy. Advanced surgical procedures (e.g., bone grafts, sinus lifts) were surgical options developed to modify the bone situations. However, it is time to revisit this dogma. Tilting of implants, Zygoma implants, short, wide, and tapered implant designs may be used to increase primary anchorage and long-term load-bearing capacity in compromised bone sites. Documented clinical procedures was presented, demonstrating the effects of these simplified and less invasive treatment protocols in a daily practice.

John P. Stella, DDS, Fort Worth, Texas

Dr. Stella received his DDS from the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery and completed his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1985. He is currently the Chairman of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas, Co-Director of the Fort Worth Cleft Palate Program, Associate Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical School, and Adjunct Professor at University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Dr. Stella is a Diplomate of the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons and a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He is internationally renown as an author, researcher and lecturer, particularly in the areas of orthognathic and advanced dental implant surgery.

Franck Renouard, DDS, Paris, France

Dr. Franck Renouard graduated from the Dental University of Paris V in 1982. He has published several national and international scientific articles and is co-author of a Text Book with Bo Rangert entitiled "Risk Factors in Implant Dentistry", published in 9 languages. He lectures extensively internationally on implants, biomechanics and bone grafting procedures.

Dr. Renouard was elected to the European Academy of Osseointegration (EAO) Executive Board in 2000, and is the current Treasurer for the EAO. He maintains a private practice in Paris, France, limited to oral surgery and dental implants.