COLOGNE, Germany: VITA Zahnfabrik has introduced a new specialist network for metal-free implantology, PROSEC (Progress in Science and Education with Ceramics), which was established with the aid of the vitaclinical division a year ago. At the event, a prominent group of experts presented the latest findings on implant stability, osseointegration and the biocompatibility of metal implants versus ceramic implants, among others.
Representing the initiative, PROSEC President Dr Jörg Strub said that PROSEC aims to act as a bridge between science and practice. Its goals are to foster close collaboration between specialist organisations, practitioners and science in order to establish high-quality standards in metal-free implantology and thereby improve the well-being of patients.
On its website, www.prosec.network, the organisation will present the latest findings, promote joint clinical studies and provide a platform for expert discussion, he said. In addition, an annual conference will serve to document the progress in the field and share knowledge on a global scale.
“It is great fun for me to accompany the ‘ceramics project’ scientifically,” panel speaker and founding member Prof. Wilfried Wagner, Director of the Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery at the University Medical Center in Mainz in Germany, said. Concerning the organisation’s scientific approach, he said that, ideally, knowledge will be gathered in a three-stage process. First, all data in the field will need to be collected and edited, before new data can systematically be accumulated in field research and randomised studies, which will form the second and third stages of the process.
Moreover, founding members and experts of the quality initiative gave insights into current research. Among them was Dr Gerhard Iglhaut, who discussed the results of a study on titanium tolerance that challenge the view of the material as the gold standard, he said. In addition, Prof. Florian Beuer from Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany addressed challenges in the use of two-piece implants with regard to micro-movement and plastic deformation. Dr Jens Fischer, head of research and development at VITA Zahnfabrik, presented the provisional findings of a multicentre study on VITA’s zirconium dioxide ceramic implant being conducted at the universities of Zurich (in Switzerland) and Freiburg.
At the PROSEC partner meeting, which was held two weeks prior to IDS in Frankfurt in Germany, the executive expert committees discussed how to proceed with regard to research, further development and application of full-ceramic implant systems and their prosthetic restoration, the organisers said. Among other efforts, a large-scale research project on the application of the ceramic.implant, which aims to make it the best-documented ceramic implant on the market, was introduced at the event.
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