Implant course
adventure A Southern
Grant Mathieson describes his recent visit to the P-I Brånemark Institute of South Africa
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was very pleased to be invited to the Advanced Implant Dentistry Course held in March 2013 at the Brånemark Institute in
Johannesburg. This three-day intensive course covered both surgical and prosthodontic procedures in fi ne detail and concentrated on angulated and wide body implants. Leading the team from
the University of Witwa- tersrand were Professor Dale Howes for prosthodontics and Dr Greg Boyes–Varley for maxillo-facial surgery. They demonstrated live surgical and prosthodontic procedures including the use of zygo- matic implants and immediate loading of a full arch maxilla. This course is sponsored by locally-based Southern Implants who have been at the forefront of developments into implant surface technology and angulated implant design. Zygomatic implant placement for extensive reconstructions were covered and gave an insight into the scale of chal- lenges faced in South Africa with gunshot injuries and oncology. The course reinforced
current dental implant practice in the UK with a preference for screw retained restora- tions and passivity of fi t. The
“The course reinforced current dental implant practice in the UK with a preference for screw retained restorations and passivity of fi t” Grant Mathieson
use of angulated implants in the anterior maxilla is an ideal example of combining surgical and prosthodontic requirements for an optimal
outcome. The reduced need for grafting and predictable palatal screw access are signifi - cant advantages with the use of the angulated Co-Axis fi xture.
These angulated implants are also advantageous in the posterior maxilla where there is a reduced need for sinus grafting and the necessity for angled abutment correction. Southern Implants have a vast selection of prostho- dontic components to suit any clinical situation but I was interested to discuss the pref- erence for passive abutments favoured by Prof Howes. This simple laboratory procedure has signifi cant advantages in terms of passivity of fi t and
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