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SUMMARY:Dr. Guo-Hao (Alex) Lin – The Interplay between Peri-Implant Tissu
 e Phenotype and Prosthetic Designs
DESCRIPTION:Gua-Hao (Alex) Linn\, DDS\, MS\, Periodontist. San Francisco\, 
 CA\n\n\n\nDirector of the Postgraduate Periodontics Program at the Universi
 ty of California\, San Francisco (UCSF)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Interplay betwee
 n Peri-Implant Tissue Phenotype and Prosthetic Designs\n\n\n\nDescription:T
 here has been a substantial increase in the use of dental implants worldwid
 e. While implant therapy is highly effective\, a growing number of patients
  present with peri-implant bone loss. The etiologies of peri-implant bone l
 oss are multifactorial\; however\, emerging evidence highlights the signifi
 cant influence of the peri-implant tissue phenotype on peri-implant health.
  Additionally\, numerous studies have demonstrated strong associations betw
 een peri-implant health and the prosthetic designs of the implant suprastru
 cture.\n\n\n\nBoth the peri-implant tissue phenotype and prosthetic designs
  play pivotal roles in determining marginal bone stability. Without a clear
  strategy to optimize tissue phenotype and manage prosthetic parameters\, t
 he risk of peri-implant bone loss increases\, potentially leading to biolog
 ical complications such as peri-implantitis.\n\n\n\nThis lecture will discu
 ss the principles of ideal implant positioning\, phenotype modification the
 rapy (PhMT)\, and their impact on long-term outcomes. It will also explore 
 how peri-implant hard and soft tissues respond to various prosthetic design
 s and peri-implant phenotype.\n\n\n\nEducational Objectives:By the completi
 on of this course each participant should be able to:\n\n\n\n\nIdentify str
 ategies for modifying peri-implant tissue phenotype through PhMT to enhance
  long-term implant success.\n\n\n\nDifferentiate how variations in implant 
 positioning and prosthetic designs influence peri-implant hard and soft tis
 sue stability.\n\n\n\nApply principles of prosthetic designs and implant po
 sitioning to minimize biological complications such as peri-implantitis.\n\
 n\n\n\nKey Citations:\n\n\n\nLin GH\, Lee E\, Barootchi S\, Rosen PS\, Curt
 is DA\, Kan J\, Wang HL. The influence of prosthetic designs on peri-implan
 t bone loss: An AO/AAP Consensus Conference systematic review and meta-anal
 ysis. J Periodontol. 2025\;96(6):634-651. doi:10.1002/JPER.24-0144. PMID: 4
 0489290\n\n\n\nLin GH\, Curtis DA\, Kapila Y\, Velasquez D\, Kan JYK\, Tahi
 r P\, Avila-Ortiz G\, Kao RT. The significance of surgically modifying soft
  tissue phenotype around fixed dental prostheses: An American Academy of Pe
 riodontology best evidence review. J Periodontol. 2020 03\; 91(3):339-351. 
 PMID: 31670835.\n\n\n\nCurtis DA\, Lin GH\, Fishman A\, Sadowsky SJ\, Daube
 rt DM\, Kapila Y\, Sharma AB\, Conte GJ\, Yonemura CY\, Marinello CP\, Kao 
 R. Patient-centered risk assessment in implant treatment planning. Int J Or
 al Maxillofac Implants. 2019\;34(2):343-352. doi:10.11607/jomi.7008. PMID: 
 30716143\n\n\n\n\nJOIN DISC 2026 TODAY!
LOCATION:Patterson Dental\, 6840 S. Quentin St.\, Suite 120\, Centennial\, 
 CO 80112
DTSTAMP:20260420T160051Z
DTSTART:20260611T233000Z
DTEND:20260612T023000Z
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