International Implantology Congress
Apriori Expo 2024
The Latest Innovations in Dental Implantology Treatment
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
5 lectures | 2 Hands-on sessions
Apriori Expo 2024
International Implantology Congress
The Latest Innovations in Dental Implantology Treatment
5 lectures | 2 Hands-on sessions
Meet the lecturers
*All lectures will be translated into English
Assoc. prof. Davide Farronato
Dr. Farronato is an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Insubria. Director of the research center ITEB (Innovative Technologies and Engineering Biomaterials).
He has a diploma in oral surgery and holds a PhD in Innovative Techniques in Implantology from the University of Milan.
Prof. Dr. Claudio Stacchi
Adjunct professor in Oral Implantology since 2007 at the School of Dentistry and at the Post-Graduate Program in Oral Surgery at the University of Trieste. Since 2022 he achieved the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as a Full Professor. Active member and President-Elect of the Italian Society of Oral Surgery (SIdCO). He authored more than 80 articles in impacted international journals.
Assoc. prof. Christian Makary
He is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Dentofacial Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut – Lebanon. Dr. Makary also holds a master’s in science and a PhD. in oral biology from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut in Lebanon. An active member of the International Piezosurgery Academy. Author of several publications in the field of oral surgery and oral implantology.
Dr. Nikolay Kanazirski
Dr. Nikolay Kanazirski is a long-time lecturer in the Department of Oral Surgery – at the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the Medical University, Plovdiv. He has three dental specialties, including Dental Implantology. Dr. Kanazirski has more than 30 participations in national and international scientific congresses and conferences and more than 20 publications in refereed and impact factor journals.
Assoc. Prof. Stefan Zlatev
Dr. Stefan Zlatev is a specialist prosthetist with more than 8 years of experience in private practice. He is the head of the CAD/CAM Center for Dental Medicine at the Scientific Research Institute at the Medical University of Plovdiv. In 2016, he defended his clinical specialty in Orthopedic Dentistry. Doctoral degree in Orthopedic Dentistry with a focus on Dental Aesthetics. Chief Assistant in the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry. He is the author of over 25 published scientific articles with more than 20 citations.
Program
February 10, 2024
Day 1 of the congress contains five theoretical lectures.
The lectures of the foreign lecturers will be translated into Bulgarian.
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 10:30
Assoc. prof. Davide Farronato
Immediate load, provisional immediate creation, and tissue grafting
Every clinician wants to achieve a predictable and stable aesthetic result when immediately loading implants in the visible area. We will practice creating immediate temporary constructs, form the desired emergence profile, and improve soft tissue adaptation using porcine jaw grafts.
The course will be very intensive and practically oriented. It would also be useful for the dental technicians you work with so that the relationship between surgery and prosthetics is as well understood as possible. The work protocol will be reviewed step by step and will be completed by the participants.
*The lecture will be translated into English.
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Assoc. prof. Christian Makary
Implant loading protocols: how fast can we go?
Oral implantology has proven to be a reliable and predictable technique for the rehabilitation of edentulous spaces. Attainment of this goal, however, is predicated on the ability of the implant to achieve osseointegration with its bony environment. This process passes through a primary stage characterized by mechanical stabilization of the implant, and a secondary stage of biological anchorage, the actual osseointegration process.
When bone conditions permit it, implant placement should be performed and immediate or early prosthetic loading should be the treatment of choice. This choice of loading protocol is predicated by numerous factors related to both bone environment and choice of implant, since bone density, implant geometry, and surgical technique can directly affect implant primary stability.
The quest for an implant macro geometry conferring good stability in soft bone while reducing bone compression in hard bone is today of utmost importance to predictably perform accelerated loading protocols. This geometry was recently introduced by adapting implant core diameter to drilling shape and thread diameter to bone density thus allowing the clinician to achieve optimal implant stability in any bone type.
During this presentation, scientific and clinical rationale will be presented to give the clinician an evidence-based approach to implant loading protocol. A special emphasis will be placed on the importance of implant macro and micro geometry to fulfill local mechanical and biological conditions for accelerated loading.
*The lecture will be translated into English.
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Dr. Nikolay Kanazirski
Minimal loss of stability of dental implants in the critical period. Application of Erbium lasers in the preparation of the osteotomy bed
Dr. Kanazirski will present himself in the lecture patented in the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria, No. 4368 U1 method “Modular complex for the preparation of the lodge for a spiral dental implant”.
The lecture is part of the dissertation work developed by Dr. Kanazirski with the topic “Preparation of the implant bed with the Er: YAG laser during placement of screw dental implants: clinical, histological and morphological studies”.
The research done has been published in prestigious journals and is received with great interest at the world level.
*The lecture will be translated into English.
14:30 – 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 – 16:30
Prof. Dr. Claudio Stacchi
Surgical and prosthetic strategies to minimize marginal bone loss around implants
Marginal bone loss around implants has always been considered a crucial element for implant success. While until a few years ago a bone loss of up to 1.5-2 mm during the first year of the functional load was considered physiological, today the acceptable threshold is much lower.
Recent studies highlight how marginal bone resorption ≥0.5 mm in the first year of implant function is significantly correlated with progressive bone loss over time and increases the risk of peri-implantitis by approximately five times.
Early marginal bone loss is a non-infectious phenomenon, with a multifactorial etiology, profoundly influenced by the clinical choices of the operator.
The lecture will analyze the surgical and prosthetic protocols in detail, suggesting operational strategies to minimize the early loss of marginal bone and thus place the patient in the best possible conditions to be able to successfully maintain implant-prosthetic rehabilitation over time.
*The lecture will be translated into English.
16:30 – 17:30
Assoc. prof. Stefan Zlatev
Innovative approaches in immediate loading of dental implants
This lecture will review the latest techniques and strategies in the field of immediate loading of dental implants. Immediate loading, or same-day placement and restoration of implants, has emerged as a revolutionary approach to increasing patient satisfaction and reducing treatment time.
In this presentation, participants will learn about the latest innovations, clinical protocols, and technologies that enable the successful application of immediate loading in dental implantology.
Audience Benefits:
Attendees can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the evolving field of immediate dental implant loading. At the end of the lecture, participants will have the knowledge necessary to incorporate these innovative approaches into their clinical practice, ultimately improving outcomes and patient satisfaction.
*The lecture will be translated into English.
February 11, 2024
Day 2 of the congress is focused on practice.
Assoc. prof. Davide Farronato
The hands-on session with Assoc. Prof. Farronato is a practical continuation of his lecture:
Immediate load, creation of immediate temporary structures
We will practice creating immediate temporary constructs, form the desired emergence profile, and improve soft tissue adaptation using porcine jaw grafts.
The course will be very intensive and practically oriented. It would also be useful for the dental technicians you work with so that the relationship between surgery and prosthetics is as well understood as possible. The work protocol will be reviewed step by step and will be completed by the participants.
Learning objectives:
- Maintaining good primary stability of implants;
- Creation of immediate temporary structures;
- Forming an appropriate emergence profile;
- Creating a favorable soft tissue contour;
- Placement of soft tissue grafts around immediately loaded implants, including tuber grafts.
Duration: 4 hours.
Participation fee: 500 EUR (early registration, until January 28, 2024)
Christmas discount!
Sign up now for 405 EUR.
Regular price after January 28, 2024: 750 EUR.
Assoc. prof. Christian Makary
Immediate placement of implants in post-extraction alveoli. Rules and guidelines for high aesthetic results.
Implant placement in the anterior region requires optimal bone conditions to allow for a 3-dimensional implant positioning that meets anatomical and aesthetic criteria. Following dental extractions, a phenomenon of post-extraction resorption is observed making implant placement even more difficult. This resorption is observed both vertically and horizontally and can cause a loss of more than 50% of the volume of the crest in the 6 months following the extraction making implant placement and soft tissue management around the future prosthetic restoration more difficult thus compromising the final aesthetic result.
Bone regeneration techniques and or soft tissue grafts are then indicated to recreate the gingival profile and make the aesthetic result reliable and durable.
To prevent the resorption phenomenon, several techniques have been advanced such as ridge preservation, guided bone regeneration, and immediate post-extraction implantation.
Ridge preservation following tooth extraction is a technique that has proven to be reliable in conserving bone capital and allowing delayed implant placement in optimal hard and soft tissue conditions. Several techniques have been advanced and different biomaterials have been proposed with satisfactory clinical results. However, this technique is performed in two stages over a healing period of several months thus delaying the final prosthetic restoration.
Immediate implant placement into extraction sites is a fast and reliable technique. This technique follows clinical steps and requires optimal bone conditions during implant placement to allow for implant stability. The buccal bone plate must be preserved through atraumatic extraction and the bone quantity must allow stabilization of the implant above the apex of the extracted tooth.
The placement of the implant must follow the rules of 3D placement to respect the aesthetic criteria while allowing primary stability. The pre-implant study with the help of planning software and the guided implant placement will allow an ideal position as well as a preliminary preparation of the temporary crown.
Implant geometry plays an essential role in allowing optimal stability allowing immediate delay that will guide bone and gingival healing while maintaining aesthetics during the healing period. Finally, the space between the implant and the vestibular bone table must be grafted to preserve the vestibular bone capital that will guarantee long-term tissue stability.
Recently, a new technique was introduced; the root membrane technique. The rationale behind this technique is to partially extract the root thus leaving the buccal part in contact with the buccal bone to preserve desmodontal irrigation to the latter.
This technique will be also exposed along with radiographic and clinical data monitoring tissue retraction at long-term follow-up.
During this hands-on session, socket preservation techniques will be exposed and new approaches for immediate implantation will be presented.
Recent clinical, histological, and radiological studies will be presented to provide a clinical and scientific justification for the dilemma that governs the management of extraction sites in oral implantology.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the importance of optimal implant positioning and early physiologic remodeling around implants.
- Recognize the resorption phenomenon following tooth extraction.
- Learn different ridge preservation techniques.
- Learn about immediate implant placement into extraction sockets and the importance of implant geometry choice.
- Comprehend the rationale behind implant immediate loading and temporization.
- Understand the importance of digital planning for placement and immediate temporization of dental implants.
Course outline:
- Ideal implant positioning to ensure esthetic results.
- Extraction socket physiologic remodeling and ridge preservation techniques.
- Immediate implant placement into extraction sockets: Surgical techniques.
- Implant immediate loading and temporization: what is the rationale?
Practical part:
- Interactive discussion and digital planning of an immediate implant placement case.
- Guided immediate implant placement into extraction sockets and immediate temporization (artificial model).
Duration: 8 hours.
Participation fee: 600 EUR (early registration, until January 28, 2024)
Christmas discount!
Sign up now for 490 EUR.
Regular price after January 28, 2024: 850 EUR.
Participate in the congress
The lectures of the foreign lecturers will be translated into English.
Early registration until January 28, 2024
Day 1
Theoretical part-
Access to all 5 lectures from
Day 1 - Bulgarian translation for the entire event
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- Coffee, beverages and snacks
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Day 2
Practical part (hands-on)- Attendance in selected Hands-on
- Bulgarian translation
- Provided materials and instruments
- Coffee, beverages and snacks
- The seats are limited
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