Implants in the Esthetic Zone

Course

This lecture will discuss different clinical situations from single implant to multiple implant in esthetic zones. Different types of provisional restorations to manage short term and long-term clinical conditions and soft tissue management will be covered. The program also will discuss pre-prosthodontic procedures such as hard and soft tissue augmentation or hard and soft tissue manipulation for ideal outcome.

The lecture will also cover material selection and definitive prosthodontic design.

Learning objective:

The participating doctors will learn treatment planning in esthetic zone and selecting proper restorative options such as screw retained vs cement retained as well as abutment selections.

The participants will also learn about material selection and their advantages and disadvantages.

Speaker

Dr Vahik Paul Meserkhani has lectured extensively on the subject of Prosthodontics and Implant dentistry both nationally and internationally. He graduated in1987 and joined Loma Linda University in 2003 to receive his implant surgical fellowship followed by a certificate in Prosthodontics and MSD degree in Prosthodontics specialty. He has numerous publications about Prosthodontics and implant related subjects as well as his chapter contribution to Fonseca oral and maxillofacial surgery on guided surgery and immediate loading. His research at the Loma Linda University about the accuracy of stereolithographic models was presented in Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontics. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology, Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, and Board eligible by the American Board of Prosthodontics. Past president Glendale Academy of Dentist. Lecturer Dental Collage of Georgia. Visiting professor Yerevan State University Armenia. He maintains private practice limited to Prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Glendale, and Pasadena California.