1 CE Credit
Treatment of the Failed Maxillary Central Incisor Tooth: “10 Keys” for Successful Esthetic Zone Single Immediate Implants
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the “human factors” that can be primary causes of technical and environmental complications in implant dentistry due to the lack of “checklists.”
- Describe the “Updated 10 Keys Checklist” and its use as a diagnostic, surgical and prosthetic sequential checklist to avoid esthetic implant complications.
- Recognize the importance of “virtual” CBCT implant planning for final implant length, width, and in relation to the anticipated buccal gap width and specific anatomy of the site.
- Understand the importance of phenotype modification as part of the surgical protocol with use of autogenous soft tissue grafting or a new volume stable collagen matrix (VSCM) for a “palate-free approach” to implant placement.
- Describe how Google® literally drives patients to our practices thru 5-star reviews as “we treat people, not patients.” (Dr. Michael Sonick 2023)
Dr. Robert A. Levine
Dr. Robert A. Levine maintained a full-time private practice in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Center for Dental Implants and Periodontics for over 35 years. He graduated from Temple University School of Dentistry in 1981 and received his post-graduate certificate in Periodontics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984. Dr. Levine has post-graduate periodontology-implantology clinical teaching positions at the Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, the University of North Carolina, the University of Illinois in Chicago, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Levine is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, President, and Fellow of the International Society of Periodontal Plastic Surgeons (FISPPS), and a Fellow, Diplomate, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO). He serves on the Editorial Boards or as a reviewer of numerous scientific journals and has authored over 100 publications including 5 book chapters. Bob is a Fellow of the International Team for lmplantology (ITI) and has been on the US ITI Leadership Team as Membership Coordinator. In the fall of 2024, he will become the US ITI Section President Chair.