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Dr. Thomas Balshi will lecture at the ACP Conference
Pioneers in Prosthodontics Single Provider Implant Therapy
in Marriott Solana, Westlake, TX on May 4, 8:30 – 10:00 am
Title: Immediate Function in the Atrophic Maxilla: No BoneZ Protocol

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Various protocols exist for treating the severely atrophied maxilla. Many therapeutic options include sinus lifts or bone augmentation to increase bone quantity for traditional implant placement. These ‘pre-treatment’ modalities have their own associated risks. In addition, implant success in grafted bone is reported to have reduced success rates than implants placed in native bone. Furthermore, with grafting, the patient’s treatment spans many months before fixed teeth can be connected to the implants with predictability. The length of treatment time, reduced implant survival rates and potentially invasive nature of grafting procedures leads us to search for alternative approaches for treating the severely atrophied maxilla. Using medical imaging and virtual planning software, remote implant sites in native bone (zygoma and pterygomaxillary regions) can be determined allowing the treatment of these patients in a single day. Implant placement in these regions, combined with the Teeth In A Day® protocol, allows the patient to have immediate function in a single office visit. This presentation will discuss patient diagnosis, planning and treatment of such clinical applications.

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