Implant‑Retained Dentures: Innovative Approaches to Full‑Arch Prosthetics

Scientific foundations and clinical evidence
Surgical phase of implant and abutment placement: position and size
Placement of the retaining pieces on the prosthesis: step-by-step protocol
OT Equator concept
Maintenance: implant and overdenture
Complications that may arise during treatment with overdentures
How to maintain overdentures over the years
Maintenance of peri-implant tissues: the need to change retention caps and the degree of satisfaction of overdenture users.

The downside vs fixed Full-Arch
Removable options: 

free standing implants
bar supported dentures.

Techniques for adjusting for gag reflex
Light body trick
Varying vertical requirements
Vertical reduction guide application
Choosing the number of implants and implant positioning
Ideal position in the mandible
Ideal position in the maxilla
Uniformity of abutment height
Managing off-axis forces
Mini-implants: pros and cons
Implant size and torque
Cross-arch stability
Immediate placement vs grafting
Attachment systems: Ball attachments, ERA attachments, 3rd gen locator, Equator, RTX locator.

Number of implants and analyzing attachment systems
The varying vertical requirements from soft tissues
Implant position: divergence and retention variations
Step-by-step video demonstration of equator attachment fixation
Clinical application of angled abutments
Effect of torque on implants and bone
Clinical cases of partial implant-retained dentures.

Abutment wear
Biofilm removal on implants
Protocols for laser bacterial reduction
Overdenture relining process
Management of abutment wear
Clinical application of mandibular metal frame and cast maxillary frame
Attaching milled and printed overdentures
Treatment of peri-implant mucositis
Analysis of clinical cases.

Introduction to removable and fixed implant dentures: 

Diagnostic elements and treatment planning
Strategies, rationale, and operational planning
Integration of implants in the treatment plan.

Implant-prosthetic components
Historical overview of osseointegration
Treatment objectives: From osseointegration to aesthetic-functional integration
Trophism of hard and soft tissues in prosthetic cases involving implants
Comparison between one-stage and two-stage implants
The biologic width and its significance
Rules and protocols for proper implant positioning
Relationship between implant platform position and restoration emergence
Protocols for prosthetically guided 3D positioning
Differences between luted and screw-retained fixed implant restorations
Considerations on platform switching and fixture analysis
Provisional restorations: Types and preferences
Analysis of clinical cases.

Implants in the treatment plan in fixed prosthetics and in periodontal patients
Implant prosthetic: individual impression tray, impression techniques
Protocols on how to transfer the implant position and the shape of the trans-mucosal path in the impression phase
Custom-made implant abutments: what are the advantages
Implant overdentures: edentulous patient treatment planning protocols
Tooth try-ins before manufacturing the arch bar
How to reduce tension in the impression: personal experience
The first working model in the event of immediate loading, and how to use it in the to finalize the case
Clinical application of toronto bridges: notions and clinical cases
Common implant anchorages in fixed or removable implant prostheses: 

Ball attachments
Locators and telescopic crowns
Natural tooth/implant fixture connections.

Muco-gingival treatment in implant prosthetics: From simple cases to 3D reconstructions
Protocols of the re-entry technique in cases with submerged healing and their clinical implications
Analysis of clinical cases.

Challenges of designing partial dentures and the focus of the lecture
Key concepts regarding design principles, aesthetic challenges, and patient satisfaction
Analysis of the prognosis of clinical cases including free end saddles, tooth-borne attachments, and tooth-supported prostheses
Clinical steps and design principles involved in the fabrication of removable partial dentures (RPDs)
Methods for impression taking for RPD frame fabrication
Methods for connecting and improving saddle adaptation
Different types of RPDs, removable partial overdentures (RPODs), and clasp designs;
Components and materials used in fabricating RPDs and RPODs
Do's and Don'ts guidelines for RPD and RPODs fabrication and clinical practice
Analysis of clinical cases.