Friday, October 16, 2009
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Edmond Bedrossian, DDS
Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA
The intention of this presentation is to discuss the pretreatment criteria for the prosthetic, as well as the surgical treatment of the fully edentulous maxilla. To establish posterior maxillary support, axially placed implants, sinus lift procedure, the all-on-4 concept and the zygoma concept will be contrasted with each other. Immediate loading versus two-stage procedure will also be presented. Pros and cons of each technique and treatment philosophy will be discussed.
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to: