Waldemar D. Polido
Waldemar D. Polido, DDS, MS, PhD is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, with MS and Doctor (PhD) degrees from the PUCRS School of Dentistry in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and an OMFS Residency at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, USA. After 25 years working in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Dr. Polido took a position as Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis, USA in 2017. In 2019, he was appointed Acting Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Indiana University School of Dentistry, acting also as Co-Director of the Center for Implant, Esthetic and Innovative Dentistry and Pre-Doctoral Program Director. Dr. Polido has been an ITI Fellow since 2003, and has made many contributions to the ITI, such as chapters in several volumes of the ITI Treatment Guide, recordings for the ITI Academy and articles in the Forum Implantologicum. He is one of the Editors for the ITI SAC 2.0 book and revised app. He has made many publications and lectures worldwide on several topics including digital tools, team approach, contemporary solutions, bone grafts, orthognathic surgery, short implants, treatment of the esthetic area, surgical complications, and the treatment of completely edentulous patients.
Articles
Feature Article
Several techniques have been reported to obtain vertical bone gains, such as guided bone regeneration, distraction osteogenesis, onlay block grafts, interpositional grafts and the use of titanium mesh. According to the ITI SAC Classification (Dawson et al. 2021), these techniques are considered to be advanced to complex level procedures, and technique-sensitive to the experience of the operator.
Feature Article
Complete or partial digital workflow utilizing computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology provides dental clinicians with ample options to treat their patients in a more effective way in daily practice. Dental clinicians and technicians need to recognize the limitations and proper indications of currently available technologies to accomplish optimal clinical care outcomes for patients.
Feature Article
The rehabilitation of the posterior maxilla with an implant-supported prosthesis is often a demanding treatment for the implant surgeon. The local anatomy can be difficult due to a reduced ridge height in potential implant sites. The present clinically oriented paper discusses the three surgical options available: (i) the utilization of short implants, (ii) sinus floor elevation (SFE) with the lateral window technique, and (iii) SFE with the transalveolar osteotome technique.