Implant Tribune United Kingdom Edition

By DTI CRAWLEY, UK: To facilitate online communication within the implant industry, Straumann has recently launchedanewdigitalhubfordental professionals in the UK and Ireland. With a look of a stylish digital maga- zine, the THE REVU platform will fea- ture news and clinical cases, among other content covering everything fromthedentistryindustryandmar- ketingtobusinessandeducation. AccordingtoStraumann,THEREVU is taking an original approach to blog- ging and video blogging (vlogging), delivering the perfect combination of branded and non-branded editorial and video content. The platform will launch with interactive questions and answers, scientific reviews and an in- side look into one clinician’s journey intoimplants.Itwill telladifferentstory every day by bring- ing new and in- formative content totheforeinaclear and simple man- ner, Straumann’s Head of Marketing and Business Development in the UK andIreland,JustinAnnett,said. “The launch of THE REVU is a fan- tastic opportunity to transform the way we communicate online. Our aim is to build an online community that embraces not just our company values, but all dental professionals connected with implant dentistry too,”hecommentedatthelaunch. “Taking the leap into digital is courageous, but one which we feel continues to keep us at the forefront of both our and our customers’ mar- ketingactivities.” Dental professionals can access the site via their computer, laptop or mobiledeviceatwww.therevu.co.uk. 19Implant Tribune United Kingdom Edition | 3/2015 IMPLANT NEWS By DTI GILLINGHAM,UK/GOTHENBURG,Sweden: Requests for shorter treatment times along with an increasing number of patientswithriskfactorsplacegreater demandsondentistsandtechnology. Correctly assessing osseointegration and implant stability and is key in successful implant treatment. Using traditional methods such as torque and percussion tests are not suitable for monitoring osseointegration, it requires a more advanced diagnostic tool. Gain insight from these esteemed periodontists on what they do to ob- jectively and noninvasively identify which implants are ready to load and which ones need additional healing time. Drs Pamela K. McClain and Rachel Schallhorn, both Diplomates of the American Board of Periodontology, have been using Osstell and the ISQ scale(Booth43d)foranumberofyears now to measure primary implant stabilityandosseointegration. “We are currently using Osstell when we place all implants to estab- lish a baseline measurement of im- plant stability,” they say. “At the time of placement if the ISQ is too low (de- pending on the location—anything below 45) we will remove the fixture, possibly graft and then wait another 3–6 months before trying to place another fixture. We try to take the measurement on the buccal/lingual, and mesial/distal aspects and record thehighestandlowestvalues.” McClain and Schallhorn add: “We typicallyrechecktheISQvalueatthree months. If the ISQ has improved (or is stable if the number was high to begin with—over 65) we will release the patient for restorative treatment. It gives us and the patient a more objective way to assess the implant stability. If it’s not ready at that time we continue to recheck every six weeks until the ISQ has improved or indicatesstability.” “Sincewebeganusingthisdevicein 2009, our decision making process has become more simple and objec- tive.WewillcontinuetousetheOsstell values to help guide treatment deci- sions and as a communication tool withourreferringdentists.” DrPaulRosen,ClinicalProfessorof Periodontology & Oral Implantology Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, USA, also explains below why Osstell is importantinhispractice. “Osstell use is critical for my im- plant practice. Every year, this device more than pays for itself as there are always several patients who heal slowly or who have implants placed with extremely low insertion torque. This confounds my ability to predict when healing has been adequate to proceed to the restorative phase. Osstell provides me with quantita- tive information necessary to make informed decisions. No longer am I the villain who slows up patient care, but it is objective data about the patient’s healing that becomes the determiningfactor.” Managing patients with risk factors www.fdi2015bangkok.org www.fdiworldental.org Annual World Dental Congress 22 - 25 September 2015 - Bangkok Thailand FDI 2015BANGKOK AD “THE REVU” launched by Straumann Dr Pamela K.McClain Dr Rachel Schallhorn Dr Paul Rosen

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