Simone F. M. Janner
Simone F. M. Janner, DDS, PD Dr. med. dent., MAS is a senior oral and implant surgeon. He works in private dental centers in Bern and Lugano and is a collaborator at the Universities of Bern and Basel. He is an ITI Fellow and a Leadership Team member of the ITI Section Switzerland and associate of the dental research institute IRED. Simone is a senior surgeon and senior lecturer at the University of Bern, where he obtained his Swiss Board Certification and MAS in Oral/Implant Surgery and his PD (venia docendi) in oral surgery, stomatology and implantology. He did a residency in the Clinic of Masticatory Disorders and Removable Prosthodontics at the University of Zurich and a research fellowship at the Department of Periodontics, UTHSC in San Antonio TX. His main research focuses are oral and implant surgery and related diagnostics, zirconia implants, guided bone regeneration, implant surgery in edentulous jaws, and computer-assisted implant surgery.
Articles
Feature Article
The mean age of candidates for implant surgery as well as dental patients is generally increasing due to the growing life expectancy worldwide. While being older per se is no contraindication for implant therapy, it often implies medical conditions and more medication (polypharmacy). These aspects often reduce the resilience of patients and lead to increased risk of complications after implant surgery.
Feature Article
Over the past decade, the use of digital technology in implant treatment planning and static computer-assisted implant surgery (sCAIS) has revolutionized the planning and execution of guided implant surgeries. However, the predictability of achieving a high degree of accuracy when using a digital workflow and sCAIS has been a subject of debate. For sCAIS procedures to transition from clinical success in individual cases to a broadly applicable procedure, a better understanding and control of variables that affect their accuracy is essential.
Feature Article
Implant restorations in the esthetic zone remain one of the most challenging restorative procedures in dental medicine. Objective parameters have been proposed for clinicians’ esthetic evaluation. This article provides a general overview and recommendations for use reflecting the current status of the assessment of the esthetic outcome of dental implant restorations.
Feature Article
Due to its advantageous physical, biological, and esthetic properties as well as its resistance to corrosion, zirconia as a biomaterial to replace missing tooth roots has been the focus of great interest and may become a reliable alternative to titanium implants.
To present and discuss the preclinical data available on osseointegration of zirconia implants placed in the jawbone.
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Implant placement post single tooth extraction in the esthetic zone is an important and frequent indication for implant therapy. Today, the clinician can choose from four different treatment approaches for the timing of implant placement. The decision for the most appropriate treatment plan should be based on a thorough clinical and radiographic examination and well-defined selection criteria.