Peri-Implants - All You Want (or Not) to Know

About this Seminar

During the last years, the use of dental implants is becoming a common practice and peri-implant diseases are more frequently evident. The reported prevalence in the literature reaches almost 30 to 50% of implant patients. This means that one out of two or three of our implant patients might present with peri-implant disease at some point. This is also an important aspect of informed consent for our patients.  

This lecture will focus on causes and risk factors for peri-implant diseases, ways to prevent its occurrence as well as the currently available treatment options for peri-implantitis. Preventive measures as well as treatment planning dilemmas will be discussed as well. 

Learning objectives: 

• To understand the risk factors for peri-implant diseases 


• To explore ways to prevent peri-implant diseases 


• To recognize the occurrence as well as the currently available treatment options for peri-implantitis 


• To understand the prognostic systems for teeth and implants 


• To develop realistic expectations in terms of implant health and disease 

Presenters

About Dr. Liran Levin

DMD, FRCD(C), FIADT, FICD

Prof. Liran Levin is a professor of periodontology and the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Dentistry, the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He is also a visiting professor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.  

Prof. Liran Levin was previously the Head of Periodontology at the University of Alberta, Canada, and the Head of Research at the School of Dentistry, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Faculty of Medicine - Technion IIT Haifa, Israel.  

Prof. Liran Levin received his DMD degree with distinction at Tel Aviv University and completed his Post Graduate Periodontology Program at the Department of Periodontology, Rambam Health Care Campus. He also received his Periodontology Specialist Certificate from the European Federation of Periodontology as well as a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in Periodontology.  

Prof. Levin is the President of the Periodontal Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).