SINA (Southern Implants North America): Full-Arch Immediate Reconstruction
In recent years, full-arch implant rehabilitation has become increasingly popular for treating edentulous patients or those with terminal dentition due to its profound impact on improving patients’ quality of life. Full-arch implant reconstruction empowers clinicians to provide immediate treatment with predictable, long-term outcomes. However, many existing courses focus solely on procedural steps (“how”) without delving into the rationale (“why”) or strategies necessary to ensure long-term stability, reliability, and, most importantly, reproducibility.
This comprehensive course addresses the challenges unique to full-arch implant rehabilitation, including anatomical limitations (e.g., maxillary sinus, nasal floor, and mandibular canal), insufficient bone quality and quantity, inadequate bone structures, and soft tissue deficiencies. Leveraging years of clinical expertise, this program explores advanced therapeutic possibilities, presents a well-structured set of protocols, and highlights ways to avoid common errors for predictable success. It uses evidence-based dentistry and the most relevant full-arch literature to draw conclusions and formulate comprehensive protocols.
Participants will learn to identify and diagnose candidates for full-arch implant reconstruction, emphasizing accurate data collection, prosthodontic work-ups, and smile design based on extraoral and intraoral landmarks. This patient-centric approach will ensure that the fundamentals of full-arch implant prosthetics are applied with the outcome in mind. These essential steps will guide the transition from terminal dentition to a rehabilitated oral condition that meets esthetic, phonetic, and functional requirements. Special attention will be given to designing hygienic prosthetic contours to promote the long-term maintenance of peri-implant hard and soft tissue health.
The course also provides valuable insights into key surgical techniques, such as achieving optimal primary stability, ideal implant positioning, appropriate abutment selection, osseous resection guidelines, anatomical considerations, and soft tissue management.
Detailed instruction will be provided on leveraging anchorage points, including remaining alveolar bone (Palatal Approach), paranasal bone (trans-sinus, trans-nasal implants, vomer, M- and V-patterns), pterygomaxillary areas, and zygomaticomaxillary structures. Participants will also explore step-by-step workflows for fabricating same-day conversion prostheses using digital and analog methods. Discussions will include the benefits and limitations of each approach, providing clinicians with the flexibility to choose the most appropriate method for their practice. The program will also cover the management of complications—not only addressing how to treat issues but also offering practical strategies to avoid surgical and prosthodontic complications commonly associated with full-arch immediate implant reconstruction.