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CAD/CAM international magazine of digital dentistry

I 45 meetings _ EAO I CAD/CAM 4_2012 and a number of new products, including dental implants and sophisticated surgical equipment. Market leader Nobel Biocare, for example, had its new OsseoCare Pro drill motor, which can be operated entirely through Apple’s iPad tablet computer, on display. Italian manufacturer mec- tron presented its multipiezo pro device, which can be used for ultrasonic implant cleaning, in Copenhagen. New implant devices were exhibited by MIS Implants, MegaGen and BioHorizons. Held for the 20th time, the EAO’s latest annual meeting looked back on various issues related to implant dentistry from the last two decades. Acknowledging the progress being achieved in the field, a Saturday morning session titled “Future perspectives of implant dentistry” dis- cussed future prospects of bioactive implant sur- faces and the use of computer-guided implant planning, among other topics. For the first time, a session organised by members of the EAO’s Junior Committee also presented new revolu- tionary ideas that could shape implant dentistry in the years to come. Having originated from a clinical meeting by implant specialists in the late 1980s, the EAO is today an established authority and one of the most important scientific and clinical forums for implant dentistry in Europe. It is comprised of renownedcliniciansandresearchersfromaround the world. With more than one third of visitors coming from regions outside the continent, its annual scientific congress has recently gained more rel- evance internationally._ (DTI/Photos Daniel Zimmermann)