VIRTUAL ON-DEMAND: Rehabilitation of Medically Compromised Patients with Dental Implants A Five-Year Follow-Up on Risk, Revision, and Time to Final Restoration

Osteoporosis, oral cancer, and co-morbidities are on the rise. Patients with these conditions are most often denied dental implant therapy, due to lack of consensus on whether implant therapy can be done successfully. Trabecular Metal™ Technology has been used for more than two decades in orthopedic surgery, especially in patients with osteoporosis, cancer, and comorbidities. The Trabecular Metal Dental Implant has been tested in animal models and human cases for more than five years. Clinical cases presenting the Trabecular Metal Dental Implant for enhanced secondary stability in poor bone quality, and in medically compromised patients will be presented, as well as revision and rapid recovery indications.

• Identify patients at high risk for implant therapy based on medical conditions such as osteoporosis, oral cancer, and co-morbidities.

• Describe the implant placement protocol for rapid recovery from time of implant placement to the definitive restoration.

• Recognize implant complications and the indication for Trabecular Metal Implants used for Revision Therapy.

• Review the pertinent clinical studies supporting the efficacy of the Trabecular Metal Implant for revision, high risk, and rapid recovery therapies.