FCE7: Implant Therapy at Molar Sites: Everything You Need to Know
Program Track: Implant Surgery and Prosthetic Rehabilitation
Presenters
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Description
Presentation #1 Title: Replacing Single Molars with Dental Implants: Short Implants vs Long Implants with Grafting in Posterior Maxilla – Clinical Considerations and Complications - Dr. Gian Petro Schincaglia
Presentation #2 Title: Ensuring Implant Reconstructive Success In Molar Sites: Beyond Immediate Results - Dr. Paul Fugazzotto
Course description:
This session explores the challenges and evolving concepts in implant therapy at molar sites, with a special focus on immediate implant placement and treatment options in the atrophic posterior maxilla. Is immediate molar implant placement realistically feasible 90–95% of the time? Can clinicians truly achieve >99% 10-year success rate whether the implants are placed immediately, in pre-existing bone, or in regenerated bone? We will critically examine these questions, weighing folk tales against reality and evidence-based outcomes. Participants will dive into conceptual—not just technical—drivers of implant success, including the decision-making behind short implants vs. sinus augmentation, long-term prognosis of each approach, and the biologic and prosthetic complications associated with varied implant-to-crown ratios. This course emphasizes that surgical excellence alone is insufficient; long-term success demands a shift in conceptual thinking.
Educational Objectives
- • Distinguish between survival and success rates for immediate implant placement at molar sites.
- • Evaluate the indications, risks, and long-term outcomes of short implants versus sinus augmentation in the atrophic posterior maxilla.
- • Analyze the biologic and prosthetic complications associated with implant-to-crown ratio variations in molar implant rehabilitation.
CE Hours: 1.5
