Live Surgery
rhBMp in Implant Dentistry – Live Surgery Demonstration
8:00 am - 10:00 am
AGD Subject Code 315
Surgeon: Alan Herford, BDS, MD
Moderator at Caesar’s Palace: Joel Rosenlicht, DMD
Moderator at University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dentistry: Francis Jones, DDS, MBA, PhD (ca)
Surgical procedures for the treatment of alveolar ridge deficiencies have demonstrated excellent osseous regeneration using rhBMP-2. A live surgical demonstration utilizing this Growth factor will be presented.
Lateral Bone Planing Antrostomy: A Simplified Surgical Access Procedure for Maxillary Sinus Grafting
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
AGD Subject Code 315
Surgeon: Nicholas Caplanis, DMD, MS
Moderator at Caesar’s Palace: Jaime Lozada, DDS
Moderator at University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dentistry: Francis Jones, DDS, MBA, PhD (ca)
The conventional technique to access the maxillary sinus for maxillary sinus elevation, also known as the lateral approach, involves surgical access through the zygomatic buttress of the maxilla. Instrumentation includes standard rotary instruments, surgical chisels, curettes and mallets. The most common surgical complication associated with sinus elevation is membrane perforation with a reported incidence as high as 35%. A live surgical demonstration using the lateral bone planing antrostomy technique as recently reported in the literature by Lozada et. al., will be presented. This technique involves the use of specialized "dome shaped" drills, and uniquely designed sinus access instrumentation (DASK Advanced Sinus Kit; Dentium, Seoul, Korea) which can potentially reduce the incidence of sinus membrane perforation.