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EAO 26th Annual Scientiﬁ c Meeting Madrid · 5–7 October 2017 05 06 07 Interview Products in focus What’s on in Madrid Prof. Albrektsson from Sweden explains the ﬁ ndings of a new meta-analysis of studies involving the TiUnite surface. » page 3 The EAO-SEPES meeting will be an excel- lent opportunity to see the most up-to-date innovations and technologies in dental im- plantology. » page 16 © Sean Pavone/Shutterstock.com There is plenty to do in the evenings as the Spanish capital is a city of culture that has a lot to offer. » page 22 Hot start for EAO meeting in Madrid More than 4,000 dental professionals to attend 26th edition of international event © DTI (cid:132) Under a blue Spanish sky and with temperatures soaring above 30 °C, the 26th Annual Scientiﬁ c Meeting of the European Associ- ation for Osseointegration (EAO) ofﬁ cially began yesterday at the Feria de Madrid fairgrounds. At- tendees will have little time to en- joy the sun, however, as the event has plenty to offer over the course of the next three days. With over 600 papers, guests can learn more about the latest con- cepts and clinical techniques in dental implantology and oral re- habilitation. Lectures started yesterday evening with insightful discus- sions on changes and develop- ments in implant placement pro- tocols. Overall, more than 50 clin- ical experts from all over the world are speaking at this year’s event. Among them are promi- nent ﬁ gures in dentistry, such as Prof. Mariano Sanz from Spain, Dr Christian Coachman from Brazil and Dr Christoph Häm- merle from Switzerland. In the guest country session, to be held on Saturday, clinicians from Latin America will be presenting their research to a professional audi- ence for the ﬁ rst time. While most of the papers will be delivered in Eng- lish, the organisers have announced that there will be simultaneous inter- preting into Spanish for some of the sessions. In addition to the educa- tional offering, attendees can try out the latest products and tech- nologies in their ﬁ eld at the trade exhibition. Over 130 manufactur- ers and dealers, including inter- national heavyweights like No- bel Biocare, Straumann and Dentsply Sirona, are showcasing their latest innovations. Attend- ees can also learn about the new products and clinical solutions in detail at industry symposia run- ning concurrently with the main programme. Information about the 2017 congress and programme is avail- able online and through the EAO- SEPES 2017 mobile app, which can be downloaded from the iTunes Store and Google Play. The latest news from the show ﬂ oor, interviews with opinion leaders, and impressions are available at www.dental-tribune.com. Founded in 1991 by leading dentists interested in osseointe- gration, the EAO is now a world- wide authority in the ﬁ elds of re- constructive surgery and pros- thetic rehabilitation. In addition to its large annual event, which attracts between 2,000 and 4,000 pro- fessional visitors annually, the associa- tion holds master clinical courses throughout the year. It furthermore of- fers members and non-members the opportunity to obtain a postgraduate diploma in implant dentistry. (cid:26) (cid:24)EAO President Prof. Alberto Sicilia Felechosa opening this year’s Annual Scientiﬁ c Meeting of the EAO. In the background are SEPES President and congress chair Dr Nacho Rodriguez Ruiz and congress co-chair Jaime A. Gil. At the opening ceremony held on Thursday in the Madrid room, EAO President Prof. Alberto Sicilia Fel- echosa from Spain yesterday wel- comed everyone to this year’s con- gress and thanked the Spanish society of prosthodontic and aesthetic den- tistry (Sociedad Española de Prótesis Estomatológica y Estética; SEPES) for co-organising the event. He said that, according to the latest ﬁ gures, over 4,000 dental professionals had regis- tered for the three-day conference, which is being held in Spain for the second time since the ﬁ rst edition took place in 1992. Spanish attendees were then addressed by SEPES President and congress chair Dr Nacho Rodríguez Ruiz. Also during the ceremony, several members of the EAO were awarded honorary membership of the EAO, including past President Dr Franck Renouard from France. Symposium highlights JUVORA’s PEEK implant prostheses (cid:132) In front of an enthusiastic audi- ence on the opening morning of the annual European Association for Osseointegration congress, Invibio hosted a successful symposium dur- ing which several experts discussed the growing potential of JUVORA im- plant-supported prostheses. JUVORA is made of PEEK-OPTIMA high-perfor- mance polymer, a clinically proven alternative to metal-based prosthe- ses. Dental professionals from the well-known MALO CLINIC in Lisbon in Portugal and the Madrid-based Clínica Somosaguas presented their laboratory experiences and clinical outcomes with the material. Con- gress attendees can visit the JUVORA Booth (S32) to learn more about the low risk of peri-implantitis (1 per © DTI (cid:24)António Silva cent) and high survival rate (99 per cent) of implants bearing JUVORA prostheses. Dr Carlos Moura-Guedes, Direc- tor of the MALO CLINIC in Lisbon, provided a clinician’s per- spective on JUVORA PEEK- based frameworks. In his presentation, he discussed the promising short-term re- sults of his ongoing prospec- tive study regarding the ma- terial’s clinical applications. Showing the progress made by a number of patients ﬁ t- ted with JUVORA prosthe- ses for full-arch rehabilita- tion, Moura-Guedes praised the high level of biocompat- ibility that this material pos- sesses, drawing attention to the excel- lent gingival conditions enabled by its osseointegration. “Bone responds very well to PEEK,” he told attendees. “We were very impressive happy with the performance of PEEK. Patients have also responded favour- ably to it.” Following Moura-Guedes was António Silva, also from the MALO CLINIC. Silva shared his laboratory experience with JUVORA in his pres- entation and detailed some of the problems his team had encountered upon ﬁ rst applying the polymer in the clinic’s patented All-on-4 protocol for rehabilitating completely edentu- lous patients. He stressed that these issues were easily resolved once his team became more familiar with the material behaviour of the JUVORA Dental Disc, as there were certain mistakes that occurred simply owing to the evolution of learning. In his presentation, Silva emphasised the processing of the disc effortlessly, quickly and precisely through CAD/ CAM workﬂ ows. PEEK can be easily implemented within the laboratory approach in a more comfortable way. “PEEK meets the high-quality restora- tion requirement standards set by MALO CLINIC,” said Silva. Dr Miguel de Araújo Nobre, the MALO CLINIC’s Director of Research & Development and Oral Hygiene departments, was the next expert to address the crowd. In his presentation, he demonstrated the potential for PEEK-based products like JUVORA to contribute to the long-term maintenance and success- ful outcomes for full-arch ﬁ xed pros- thetic rehabilitation supported by im- (cid:5) 2

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