implants UK - the journal of oral implantology

I 03 editorial _ implants I Dear Reader, Dr. med.dent. Liviu Steier _WelcometothefirstissueoftheUKeditionofImplants,wehopeyoufinditinterestingandinformative! The International Dental Show closed its doors on 26th March 2011.This exhibition, as many before, managed to triumph again as the international dental highlight. It gathered exhibitors and visitors from almost everywhere on the globe. Speaking of highlights - Implantology and CAD CAM technology are currently the record breakers with regards to the technology, instruments and materi- als involved. So, it is no surprise that more than 350 manufacturers made their way to this event of superlatives. All together Implants is well positioned with patients, practitioners, lab technicians and of course the industry. Skills and knowledge compliment the surgeon‘s and prosthodontists’ experience based on CONTINUING EDUCATION! This journal is opening it’s doors to a different educational adventure... the CASE REPORT! Scien- tists and researchers are not very appreciative about this form of article despite the fact that almost every prestigious dental journal publishes case reports. In contrast, busy general dental practitioners value the input from this educational format as they can easily implement that in daily practice. Im- plants will close this gap and is welcoming your case report. You may ask now what are the particu- larities to make a case report successful? Here is an outline: 1) Abstract - Describe the clinical question/problem to be addressed by the case; Present a short analysis of literature review; Summary 2) Medical/dental history - Description of case particularities; History of current problem; Intra - ex- traoral examination; Relevant X-ray, tests, etc; Initial diagnosis and treatment plan (alternatives need attention); Expected outcome (according to current standards); Outcome of the performed treatment 3) Literature search 4) Discussion - What was special about the case; Relevant literature; Treatment goal; Diagnostic process (explain diagnostic process, figures, photographs, etc. (include captions)); Expected treatment outcomes (explain and discuss actual result; Compare actual result to the literature, Discuss short- comings of achieved results) 5) What are the conclusions/recommendations? 6) References Your Implants Journal welcomes your case report for the benefit of the profession. Yours, Dr.med.dent. Liviu Steier Qualified Specialist in Prosthetics with Further Education of DGPro Assoc. Clin. Professor Specialist in Endodontics Course director MSc in Endodontics Warwick Dentistry - Warwick Medical School implants1_2011