20 Years of Guided Bone Regeneration in Implant Dentistry (eBook)

Dr. Daniel Buser is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, and Executive Chairman of the School of Dental Medicine at University of Bern in Switzerland. He stayed twice in the USA at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston (1989-91) and Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas (1995). In 2007/08, he stayed on a Sabbatical at the University of Melbourne. He served as President of various academic associations, the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) in 1996/97, the Swiss Society of Oral Implantology (1999-2002) and the Swiss Society of Oral Surgery and Somatology (2002-07). He is also member of the Board of Directors and President-elect of the ITI (International Team for Implantology), is member of the Board of Directors of the Osteology Foundation (2004-), and is President of the Swiss Implant Foundation (2007-). He received several scientific awards by professional organizations such as the Andreas Schroeder Price (1995) by the ITI, the Osseointegration Foundation Research Award (1966 and 2007) by the Academy of Osseointegration, the Honorary Membership Award (1997) by the American Academy of Periodontology, and the Daniel M. Laskin Award (1997) by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. His main research areas are in bone regeneration around endosseous implants, surface technology and Guided Bone Regeneration. He has authored and co-authored more than 200 publications.

The Development of GBR Over the Past 20 Years – Bone Regeneration: Biologic Basis – Properties of Barrier Membranes – Bone Grafts and Bone Fillers for GBR Procedures – Harvesting Procedures for GBR – Implant Placement with Simultaneous GBR – Implant Placement in Postextraction Sites – Horizontal Ridge Augmentation with GBR – Vertical Ridge Augmentation with GBR