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Small-diameter implants (up to 3mm) are rapidly making a major impact on the profession. They provide simple, fast, easy, non-invasive, relatively inexpensive retention and support for fixed and removable restorations. These small-diameter implants are within the clinical ability range of any surgically oriented dentist who will take the time to become familiar with the simple, logical techniques. Small-diameter implants are among the most significant innovations since the introduction of root-form implants several decades ago.

This two-day course is designed to provide adequate education for surgically oriented and experienced dentists to diagnose, treatment plan, and place small-diameter implants for healthy patients who have adequate bone. The course emphasizes treatment comparisons among conventional therapy, standard-diameter implant therapy, and small-diameter implant therapy for removable complete dentures, removable partial dentures, augmentation of tooth-borne fixed partial dentures, and as total support of selected fixed partial dentures.

Participant Objectives:

At the completion of this course participants should be able to:

• Describe the overall need for root-form dental implants
  
  
• Discuss patient health characteristics necessary for uncomplicated placement of small-diameter implants (SDI)
  
  
• Discuss the types of clinical indications that are best for SDI
  
  
• Discuss oral anatomy related to implant placement
  
  
• Describe the various types of bone in the oral cavity
  
  
• Describe needed radiographs for implants
  
  
• Compare clinical techniques for conventional-diameter implants with SDI
  
  
• Describe the quantity of bone needed for conventional root-form implants (>3mm in diameter)
  
  
• List and compare implant companies
  
  
• Describe the clinical procedure for placement of conventional-diameter implants
  
  
• Describe the clinical procedure for placement of SDI
  
  
• Discuss use of SDI for complete and partial dentures, fixed-partial dentures and as single tooth abutments
  
  
• Place SDI