Learning outcomes:
Upon completion of this course the audience will understand how to:
- Describe the indications and applications for the NobelShorty implants.
- Discuss management of complex restorative solutions involving total edentulism with minimal bone.
- Provide clinical and laboratory techniques for rehabilitation of the patient with NobelShorty implants.
Scientific evidence:
Renouard F.,Nisand D. Impact of implant length and diameter on survival rates. Clin Oral Implants Res, 2006 Oct; 17 Suppl 2 : 35 - 51
Friberg B, Grondahl K, Lekholm U, Branemark PI. Long term follow up of severely atrophic edentolous mandibles reconstructed with short Branemark implants. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res, 2002; 2 : 184-9
Renouard F., Nisand D. Short implants in the severely resorbed maxilla : a 2-year retrospective clinical study. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res, 2005; 7 Suppl 1: S104-10ISSN/ISBN: Supplement 1; S104-S110; 1523-0899
Keywords: atrophic/ initial stability/ maxilla/ resorption/ short implants