Basic to Advanced 3D CBCT Diagnostic Imaging and Computer-Driven Software Applications to Assess Patient Anatomy for Implant Reconstruction: The New Digital Workflow
ABSTRACT: Replacing missing teeth with an implant-supported restoration represents both a surgical and restorative challenge. Proper pre-surgical prosthetic planning involves understanding the patient’s bony anatomy, adjacent teeth, vital structures, occlusion, and desired aesthetics. Unfortunately, conventional two-dimensional imaging does not provide diagnostic information to allow for an accurate assessment of the maxillary and mandibular bone when considering dental implant procedures. It is the Cone Beam CT (CBCT) 3-D imaging modalities that can provide necessary, accurate, and undistorted information when combined with state-of-the-art software-driven tools, which provide clinicians and dental laboratory technicians with the new digital workflow and 3-D printing technology, helping to avoid complications and achieve successful implant reconstruction for single tooth to full arch restorations.
Participants will learn:
To diagnosis using 3-D CBCT imaging and computer software applications
Understand the “Triangle of Bone” Concept to assess implant receptor sites
Concepts to determine screw or cement-retained restorations
Understand concepts of surgical templates and guided surgery protocols.
Dr. Ganz has published in many scientific journals for over five decades and contributed to 23 professional textbooks. He continues to present nationally and internationally as a featured speaker on the Prosthetic and Surgical phases of Implant Dentistry and is considered one of the world's leading experts in the field of Computer Utilization for Diagnostic, Interactive Treatment Planning, Digital Workflows, CBCT 3-D imaging, and CAD CAM Applications in Dentistry. Dr. Ganz is a Fellow and Diplomate of the Academy of Osseointegration, Fellow International College of Dentists (ICD), co-Director of Advanced Implant Education (AIE) providing live surgical providing live hands-on surgical programs several times each year. He has been a featured speaker for most major dental organizations and is a Past President of the N.J. Section of the American College of Prosthodontists, Past Board of Directors of MINEC, Digital Dentistry Society, and the ICOI, Past President of the CAI Academy, and currently on the Board of Directors of the Clean Implant Foundation. Dr. Ganz maintains a private practice for Prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, and Implant Dentistry in Fort Lee, N.J. USA, and is Director of Full Arch Implant Reconstruction in the heart of Manhattan, New York. Dr. Ganz was recently honored for his lifetime achievements in implant and digital dentistry by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and the Digital Dentistry Society.