Dentistry

Managing risk and complications in anterior mandible implant therapy

15^th Euro Congress on Dental & Oral Health

October 24-26, 2016 Rome, Italy

Imad Salloum

Salloum Dental Clinic, Syria

Keynote: Dentistry

Abstract:

Anterior mandible had been advocated as a site of choice for implant placement, a site of best bone quality, with highest success rate fulfills all prosthetic options for full and partial edentulism, site of easy surgical access, and above all it is a safe surgical site far from important anatomical structures. However, a serious complication, hemorrhage in sublingual space may progressively lead to airway obstruction and near fatal condition, resulted from severe edema and swollen tongue, after placement of anterior mandibular implants. Case presentation, literature review, anatomy and prevention guidelines will be discussed in my presentation.

Biography :

Imad Salloum graduated from Dental School Damascus University in 1981; where he completed his Residency Program in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in 1986, he also attended External Fellowship Training at Emory University and Emory Clinic in 1989, 1992 and 1998. He is also a Diplomate of ICOI. He is an Editorial Board Member of Syrian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and an Elected Board Member of Syrian Association of Implant Dentistry. He is a Speaker for the British Academy of Implant and Restorative Dentistry, and also a Speaker and Regional Courses Supervisor for Dentsply Friadent, and International Expert on Dental XP. He has been lecturing in several regional and international conferences, and published several clinical studies. He is a Chief Surgeon and Director of Salloum Dental Clinic and Training Center.

Email: sallomdental13@gmail.com