Michael Norton

FRIDAY �� OCTOBER 15, 2010

MICHAEL NORTON, BDS, FDS, RCS(Ed)

Management of Advanced Immediate Temporization

and Loading of Implants

SYNOPSIS:

As clinicians and patients continue to push the boundaries for rehabilitation with dental implants, we have seen a significant trend towards working outside of the safety zone with dental implants. Reduced healing times, immediate placement, temporization and/or loading are all concepts devised in principle to save time, reduce tissue loss, and improve esthetics.

This presentation will consider how such treatment can be executed in a safe and predictable manner, taking advantage of the latest in implant technology and design but also considering the complications that may arise.

OBJECTIVES:

1. Recognizing the parameters for immediate placement, temporization and/or loading;

2. Understanding the protocol for fabrication of a same-day restoration;

3. Recognizing risk factors and developing therapies to increase safety.

BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH:

Michael Norton is a graduate of the University of Wales School of Dental Medicine. He runs a dedicated implant practice in Harley Street, London, specializing in oral and maxillofacial surgery and is a visiting professor at Marquette Dental School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2007 he was awarded the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, for his contribution to the field of implant dentistry.

Dr Norton is a past president and scientific chairman of the Association of Dental Implantology, UK, and is a fellow as well as a board member of the Academy of Osseointegration. He is the immediate past editor of the Academy of Osseointegration News and is currently associate editor of the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants. He also serves as a referee for a number of other peer-reviewed journals.

As well as lecturing internationally, Dr. Norton is widely published in the literature including one of the earliest Quintessence textbooks on the subject of implant dentistry published in 1995. He is joint owner and editor of the journal Dental Implant Summaries.