Success factors in restorations of teeth and implants in the esthetic zone

Prof. Nitzan Bichacho

Professor Bichacho heads the Ronald E. Goldstein Center for Aesthetic Dentistry and Clinical Research at the Prosthodontics Department of the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the Hadassah Medical Campus. He is an expert Professor in Prosthodontics at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, where he received his DMD in 1984.

Prof. Bichacho is an active member and past President of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He also serves as Scientific Editor and as an editorial board member of several international publications.

Professor Bichacho has been publishing and lecturing worldwide in the fields of dental implant therapy, fixed prosthodontics, and innovative treatment modalities in aesthetic dentistry. He is also the conceptor and inventor of several clinical techniques and dental and implant products, widely used the world over.

His private practice in Tel Aviv is focused on interdisciplinary treatments, where he collaborates with multinational colleagues and dental technicians.

A natural transition between the artificial restoration and its surrounding gingiva is the primary factor for esthetic success. The cervical contouring concept was introduced two decades ago, to treat and guide predictably the soft tissue envelope of natural teeth, pontics and around implant borne restorations.

 

Current strategies of the prosthetic phases of the treatment - will be shown and discussed when restoring implant restorations, in order to achieve optimal peri-implant envelope in its volume, appearance and long term stability. Benefits and limitations of each strategy will be critically analyzed.