EDI - European Association of Dental Implantologists

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Osseointegrated whiteSky implant (bredent) prior to delivering the final
restoration.
pared to the formerly used alumina implants. Zirconia
also has more favourable aging properties. However,
these new ceramic implants are applied very differently
from the concept used in the early days of
scientific implantology. Highly experienced treatment
teams are required. Their members need to
understand the principles of bone-adaptive implant
bed preparation and of delivering a temporary
restoration (ideally at the end of surgery) for implant
stability. Current scientific evidence on this subject
was summarized at the 2 nd European Consensus Conference
of the BDIZ EDI in 2007.
Summary
To summarize, 25 years of scientific implantology in
Germany have been guided by the interaction of clinicians,
universities and industry. Not all ideas have
stood the test of time. Some of them failed despite
enthusiastic propagation and marketing. In a similar
vein, not all innovations presented in recent years
were entirely new. Some of them had been used previously
in some form or another. For the next 25 years,
we hope for gentle progress in oral implantology. The
range of treatment options available to implantologists
should ensure successful outcomes and patient
satisfaction. Future progress should be based on solid
and responsible product development. Dependable
scientific foundations should be established at universities
and available for application in daily clinical
practice.
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