Measuring implant stability provides a scientific basis in choosing the appropriate restorative treatment option

By Dr. Ulrike Kuchler

English | FREE
January 30th, 6.00 PM CET (Paris) / 8.00 AM EST (New York)

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Implant dentistry has achieved excellent success and survival rates based on decades of intense research and clinical practice. We have learned about the prerequisites of implant placement, about materials, and of the need to consider the biological principles of osseointegration. Consequently, failure rates have reduced.

This lecture will provide a systematic overview of factors influencing primary and secondary implant stability, and thus the long-term success of osseointegration.
Stability can be influenced by the implant (e.g. material, surface modification, design) and by local factors (e.g. bone quantity and quality, systemic diseases). Surgical training and skill also play important roles in this context. In this lecture, we discuss how controlling the factors affecting implant stability help to avoid failures of osseointegration. The ability to measure implant stability provides a scientific basis for choosing the appropriate restorative treatment option, with the overall aim being to achieve predictable outcomes.

Learning objectives:

• To understand local and systemic risk factors in implant dentistry
• To understand which factors influence primary implant stability
• To understand the principles of implant stability measurement
• To be able to use implant stability measurement for individual decisions on loading protocols

About Dr. Ulrike Kuchler

Ulrike Kuchler is an Associate Professor at the Medical University of Vienna, department of oral surgery and also runs a private office. On graduation in 2006, she worked in the Department of Oral Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna until 2011. In 2011 she started as an ITI Scholar at the Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology at the University of Bern and continued her engagement for another 3 years. In 2015 she received the “Habilitation“ (venia legendi).
Ulrike Kuchler lectures in the field of oral surgery and implant dentistry. Her fields of research and expertise include bone regeneration, risk factors, systemic disease and the implementation of new technologies in oral surgery and implant dentistry . She has received several national and international awards and is involved in national and international societies. She contributes to EAO activities, is the ITI Studyclub coordinator of Austria, and is a member of the WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence as well as being an active member of the Austrian Dental Society, Austrian Implant Society, and the Austrian Society of Bone and Mineral Research.