Implant Maintenance - Perio & Prosthetics

Implant Maintenance - Perio & Prosthetics

CPD 6.5 Hours

Ongoing care - early detection and management of complications.

What is it, aim

• Undertake appropriate ongoing care of implants
• Detect early signs of biological and mechanical complications
• Categorising cases according to risk and severity
• Instigate or refer for appropriate practical long term management

Course Outline

• Definition of implant and superstructure success, survival and failure, biological complications
• Mechanical complications
• Advantages of early detection of complications
• Practical treatment protocols for cases at different levels of risk
• Implants and their restorations need ongoing monitoring and care. The implants are potentially at risk from peri-implant inflammation leading to bone loss and the restorations from damage from occlusal forces. The successful implant with sound peri-implant mucosa, stable marginal bone and sound restoration may go on indefinitely. On the other hand, an implant affected by peri-implant inflammation and advancing bone loss or a chipped, loosened restoration are at best surviving at at worst destined for failure. Early detection of biological and/or mechanical complications can minimize and contain the problem.