Dr. Marko Krmpotić
About
In the 25 years of working in the field of dental medicine he focused his interest on oral surgery and dental implantology. In the year 2000, he took his professional exam in oral surgery and successfully defended his Masters thesis. Since then he has been improving and specializing his knowledge all over Europe and the USA. In 2003 he spent a month at the New York University College of Dentistry as a visiting faculty member.
He spent 12 years employed at the University Hospital Dubrava and he was assistant to the Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dental Medicine at the University of Zagreb. From the year 2007 he has been running his private dental polyclinic in Zagreb – IMED Polyclinic. His interest lay in the field of surgical techniques in implantology – bone regeneration, advanced implantology cases, zygomatic and pterygoid implants. As a lecturer he actively participates on permanent education courses in the field of dental implantology.
Lecture
The Philosophy of Total Edentulous Cases
Different Approaches and Concepts in Solving the Problem of Toothless Jaws
Complete edentulism, either as a long-term condition or terminal dentition that leads to the loss of all teeth, is a frequent and demanding problem in everyday practice. Since Branemark’s first documented case 65 years ago, implantology has offered various solutions and approaches for this significant health issue.
The historical development of therapeutic approaches and the current high-end achievements in this field will be presented. This includes prostheses on implants with locators and bars, fixed cemented bridges on 6 and 8 implants, All-on-4 and All-on-6 solutions, and the use of zygomatic, pterygoid, trans-sinus, and nasal implants for complete edentulous cases in the upper jaw. Additional solutions such as FP1 bridges and subperiosteal implants will also be covered.
A modern approach to this issue will be highlighted, emphasizing surgery without bone regeneration (free-hand or guided), immediate function (provisional same day), and fixed screw bridges (FP1, FP2, or FP3) in analog or digital protocols. These methods are considered the gold standard for efficient implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of edentulous patients.