Restorative Needs and Options the Periodontist Needs to Know

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. East, 271 AB 

Implant Surgery and Prosthetic Rehabilitation 

Moderator: Thiago Morelli 

Speakers: Stephen F. Balshi and Graziano Giglio 

Educational Objectives: 

• Illustrate how the use of an intra-oral scanner can provide the dental laboratory the necessary data to generate provisional restorations prior to implant placement. 
• Review treatment options and techniques for fixed provisionalization during implant therapy. 
• Discuss the various restoration options for full-arch implant rehabilitations, including material selection, type of prosthesis, and relative cost to one another. 
• Discuss fixed provisionalization for both immediate implant loading and delayed implant loading.