On 14th May, hundreds of delegates headed to the Auditorium of the Lisbon Dental Medicine Faculty for the V SOPIO Meeting which, after two years, returned to a face-to-face format.
The opening lecture was given by Dr. João Gaspar on the topic “Osseodensification – a new gold standard in implant site preparation?” It was made clear in this presentation that osseodensification represents a paradigm shift in implant site preparation, with several clinical advantages compared to conventional drilling procedures.
The morning continued with Dr. Miguel Peñarrocha Diago, who spoke about anatomical reinforcement implants in patients with bone atrophy, presenting a treatment protocol based on the different degrees of maxillary atrophy for fixed full-arch implant-supported restorations, improving the health of edentulous patients.
From Germany, Dr. Frank Zastrow arrived to speak about the state of the art in autogenous bone augmentation, exploring the concept of biological bone augmentation with pure autogenous bone and Professor Khoury's split bone technique.
After a lunch where the speakers were able to mingle and exchange ideas, the afternoon's work began with Dr. Mariano del Canto Pingarrón, who came directly from Madrid to give a presentation on the topic of “Full Arch Digital in Severe Maxillary Atrophy”. The presentation reviewed the classic treatment possibilities for patients with severe maxillary atrophy, emphasising the current possibilities of digital diagnostics, CBCT, and intra-oral scanners for the development of custom implants.
Much anticipated by all, Dr. Ricardo Kern spoke about the treatment of aesthetically compromised implants, given that it is recurrent for patients with healthy, osseointegrated dental implants to seek treatment to resolve only aesthetic issues related to their implants. Peri-implant mucogingival defects and their respective treatment modalities were classified.
Dr. Luís Bessa concluded the day of conferences with a presentation on zirconia implants as a real alternative to titanium implants. Although zirconia implants represent a small percentage of oral implantology, the demand for increasingly biocompatible materials and concerns about aesthetics have led to an increase in their popularity. Clinical cases illustrating their various uses were presented.
It was a day of knowledge sharing and camaraderie among colleagues and friends at a Meeting that is already establishing itself as the meeting point for dentists and stomatologists dedicated to implantology and bone regeneration.
