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WORLD CONFERENCE 2003 IN RETROSPECT

Interproximal Bone and Soft Tissue Esthetics

Abstract
This lecture gave an introduction to the subject of interproximal bone preservation and regeneration, related to the broader esthetic objective of soft tissue support and ideal emergence profile. It included data and the concept behind earlier experimental scalloped implants with up to four years follow-up, and presented patient data of the recent scalloped implant design.

The focus of the lecture was to provide the background to and rationale for the development of the scalloped implant and its potential positive effect on predictability in single and multiple esthetic anterior implant situations.

Sascha A. Jovanovic, DDS, MS, Los Angeles, California

Dr. Jovanovic is a graduate of the University of Amsterdam Dental School and completed his residency in Periodontics and a Masters Degree in Oral Biology at the UCLA School of Dentistry. In addition, he completed a fellowship in Oral Implantology at Loma Linda University, and a residency in Prosthodontics at the University of Aachen, Germany. He is the current president of the European Academy of Osseointegration (EAO), and a faculty member in the Division of Oral Biology & Medicine at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

Dr. Jovanovic has lectured extensively worldwide, published numerous articles in refereed journals, co-authored several textbook chapters, and authored a textbook. His clinical and research activities focus on reconstructive and esthetic implant dentistry.