Learning outcomes:
Upon completion of this course the audience will understand the:

• Different Nobel Biocare implants and related components.
• Techniques for implant placements and the various instruments used in implant placement protocols.
• Principles and concepts for the Procera® System and the treatment applications where the system best suites the treatment needs of patients and what is required of an Assistant during these procedures.

Scientific evidence:
Berglundh T, Persson L, Klinge B. A systemic review of the incidence of biological and technical complications in implant therapy reported in prospective longitudial studies of 5-years. J Clin Periodontol 2002;29(suppl 3) 197-212.

Attard NJ, Zarb GJ. Long-term treatment outcomes in edentulous patients with implant overdentures: The Toronto Study. Int J Prosthodont 2004;17:425-33

Ekelund JA, Lindquist L, Carlsson G, Jemt T. Implant treatment in the edentulous mandible: A prospective study on Brånemark System implants over more than 20 years. Int J Prosthodont 2003;16:602-8.

Lekholm U, Gunne J, Henry P, Higuchi K, Lindén U, Bergström C, van Steenberghe D. Survival of the Brånemark Implant in partially edentulous jaw: A 10-year prospective multicenter study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 1999;14:639-45

Andrsson B, Ödman P, Lindvall A-M, Brånemark P-I. Five-year prospective study of prosthodontic and surgical single-tooth implant treatment in general practices and a specialist clinic. Int J Prosthodont 1998;11:351-5.