About

Anselm Wiskott
Dr. H. W. Anselm Wiskott DMD, MS, MSD, PhD earned his professional license in dentistry from the University of Geneva in 1977. After three years in private practice and an internship he was awarded a DMD. He then transferred to the United States and in 1982 he earned a Master of Science degree (periodontics) from the University of Michigan and in 1989 a Master of Science in Dentistry (fixed prosthodontics) from the University of Washington. In 1998, he received his PhD degree in biomaterials. Since then Dr. Wiskott has been on the faculty of the University of Geneva. His research interests include bone reactions to mechanical stress, failure mechanisms in prosthodontics and the design of bone substitute materials. Dr. Wiskott is professor of biomaterials and director of the department of orofacial rehabilitation. He has authored more than 100 scholarly articles and the textbook “Fixed Prosthodontics – Principles and Clinics”.
Articles
Feature Article
Implant connectors are intricate pieces of machinery that are designed to withstand functional loads during mastication. In mechanical terms these loads take the form of continuous streams of back and forth stress applications. Yet while the vast majority of implant-borne restorations bear these stresses without any detrimental effects, in some instances (in the order of a few percent) screw loosening and/or fracture will occur.