19AAP-GS05: An Interactive Session on Managing the Failing Dental Implant

Tuesday, 2 – 4 p.m. Arie Crown Theater 

Implant Surgery and Prosthetic Rehabilitation 

Moderator: Paul S. Rosen 

Speakers: I. Stephen Brown, Stuart J. Froum, Paul S. Rosen, Frank Schwarz, and Hom-Lay Wang 

Educational Objectives: 

• Discuss the limitations to the varying surgical approaches for treating peri-implantitis. 
• Identify the benefit to removing a dental implant with advanced peri-implantitis and starting over. 
• Discuss why a minimally-invasive approach using a dental laser may be the treatment of choice. 
• List methods for optimal implant surface decontamination.