CAMLOG ROOT-LINE 2 Surgical Procedure

7 CAMLOG ® ROOT-LINE 2 IMPLANT IMPLANT POSITION PLANNING THE TEAM The patient must be educated about the options and limitations of pros- thetic implant restoration in his or her specific case. The expectations and desires of the patient should be clearly understood and documented. The restorative dentist providing prosthetic treatment is usually the team leader. Examination, diagnostics, treatment planning and reaching a con- sensus for the treatment plan from the patient and possibly the surgeon (if applicable) and dental technician. He coordinates the prosthetic prepa- ration, while the surgeon plans and manages the treatment stages: surgi- cal intervention, wound healing, and exposure. The surgeon conducts a separate patient information session. He utilizes the diagnostic records, templates, medical/dental history, and radiographic information provided by the restorative dentist and dental technician. He performs the implantation procedures requested by the restorative dentist. The dental technician contributes his laboratory knowledge and experi- ence to the pre-operative planning of the implant-supported restoration. He prepares a set-up/ wax-up, evaluates esthetic and functional issues, and makes suggestions for the design of the final restoration and implant posi- tioning. His tasks include fabrication of the provisional and final restora- tions as well as provision of radiographic and drilling templates and he selects the implant abutments. An important prerequisite for the long-term success of a dental implant is excellent oral hygiene. The dental hygienist/nurse/assistant explains correct oral hygiene to the patient and takes the preparatory steps to create an inflammation-free situation. She is also responsible for ensuring regular follow-up appointments. CAMLOG supports all members of the implant treatment team by provid- ing high product quality, information, service, continuing education, and continuous research and development on the CAMLOG ® Implant System. TEAM APPROACH Modern implant-supported restorations need a high level of attention to detail and clinical experience. The CAMLOG team concept takes all of these demands into consideration. The sequence of treatment procedures is structured, and specific proce- dures are clearly assigned to specific teammembers once the joint planning phase is complete. Pre-implantation surgical interventions and the implantation itself are carried out by the surgeon, or a surgically qualified restorative dentist. The surgical instrumentation is simply and thoughtfully organized. If a transgin- gival implantation (one-step) is to be performed, this eliminates a second intervention (implant exposure). In contrast, if a covered implantation is selected (two-step), a healing cap must be attached for soft-tissue condi- tioning for three weeks after the exposure and before taking the impression, depending on the indications. The dentist/surgeon takes the impression us- ing the transfer system and an impression material of choice (silicone, poly- ether). In addition to the impression components, only a screwdriver is required. The implant-abutment selection is made after the master cast has been fabricated in the laboratory. Because of the high precision of the implant components incl. the rotational stability of the implant-to-abutment connection, time-consuming interme- diate try-ins can be skipped. Both dentist and dental technician can concen- trate on esthetics and the hygienic adaptability of the restoration because the insertion of the abutment is simple and quick. Crown and bridge struc- tures, as well as hybrid restorations can be fabricated to offer a perfect fit with CAMLOG ® prosthetic components. The CAMLOG ® Implant System is therefore user-friendly and time-saving. The scope and value of pre-implantation diagnostics have changed. Today, pre-implantation diagnostics must be oriented to prosthetic needs (back- ward planning). Since implant-supported treatment success is judged almost entirely in terms of esthetics and function, no prior compromises in these areas should ever be considered. The objective is to obtain a patient-oriented total reha- bilitation. TEAM CONCEPT