Nuno Cruz
Custom-made bone regeneration
- Graduate by the Medical Faculty, University of Coimbra Curriculum
- Post-graduate in Geriatrics by the Medical Faculty, University of Coimbra
- Master in Implantology by the University of Seville
- PhD Program student in the International University of Catalonia
- President of the Portuguese Society of Implantology and Osseointegration, SOPIO
- Clinical coordinator of the Dentistry Department in Luz Coimbra Hospital
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Innovations in materials and techniques
14 of november, from 18h00 until 18h30
Auditório D
Conference summary
Severe maxillary bone loss is one of the main challenges of oral rehabilitation with dental implants. Regardless of the cause of bone loss, physiological, traumatic, periodontal or systemic diseases, it will influence the selection of implants and their location and with a consequent commitment to prosthetic rehabilitation.
Different grafting strategies, such as the use of bone blocks, guided bone regeneration, bone distraction, among others, have been developed to surpass the difficulty created by the loss of bone volume.
Today, with advances in CAD-CAM technology It is possible to produce a customized graft or titanium mesh, according to the patient needs, based on the computed tomography of bone defect. In fact, reverse planning can go further by prosthetically guide our bone regenerations, showing the exact volume needed to restore for correct implant position. This precise information helps the clinicians not only to decide the most suitable surgical approach but also to create patient specific solutions.
The first studies suggest a set of advantages such as reducing surgical time, being a simpler procedure than conventional techniques, lower morbidity and lower cost.
General surgical aspects, literature review and clinical cases will be used to describe the workflow of two bone augmentation techniques with individualized titanium meshes and custom-made bone blocks, based on patient´s specific needs.