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meetings _ EAO I ProfSandroPalla(Switzerland).Inaddition,Univer- sity of Pennsylvania professor Michael Bergler pre- sented the latest CAD/CAM systems and discussed their current and future impact on dental laborato- ries in Europe. Other topics received with great interest were genetic predictability for dental implant loss, which has not yet been scientifically proven, and the pros and cons of implant treatment in adolescents. In addition to their established product lines, industry players introduced several innovations at EAO. At a press conference held on the second day of the congress, for example, the US implant com- pany Zimmer presented its latest implant design to dentaljournalistsinEuropeexclusively.Severalnew productswerealsorevealedbyotherindustrygiants like Nobel Biocare and Straumann. The latter show- cased its new small-diameter, soft tissue-level im- plant, as well as a new restorative material devel- opedincollaborationwith3MESPE.Accordingtothe company, it combines nano-ceramic components with a highly cross-linked resin matrix for improved aesthetics and stability in the fabrication of dental crowns,inlays,onlaysandveneers. NobelBiocareannouncedNobelClinician,newdi- agnostic and treatment planning software for Apple and Windows operating systems, as well as two new NobelReplaceimplantswithacompleterangeofpre- fabricated and individualised prosthetic solutions. Further innovations were also exhibited by Keystone Dental, Tigran from Sweden, and the Swiss company CAMLOG. “We are very pleased with the high-level presen- tations and scientific works showcased here,” re- marked Neukam. “However, we are still facing many challenges in clinical research. The conclusions of many speakers were that more research is needed to be able to generate consensus statements in the field.” According to Neukam, the organisation’s next congress is scheduled for October 2012 and will look backatimplantologyresearchoverthepast20years. ItwillbeheldintheDanishcapitalofCopenhagen._ I 45implants4_2011