Bertil Friberg: Refinements in treatment protocols to improve patient benefits - go original

In Dr. Bertil Friberg’s presentation, he discusses ways in which treatment protocols can be improved to the benefit of the patient.  Dr. Friberg focuses on developments in the field of implant dentistry.  One advancement is implant surface modification; he discusses its impact on reduced treatment time, lower early implant failure, and improved results in poor bone quality.  Another advancement is new grafting materials that no longer require harvesting from extraoral sites for sinus elevation or ridge augmentation procedures. With the advancement of implant designs, grafting materials and surgical devices, implant therapy has become increasingly predictable.

Dr. Bertil Friberg received the DDS degree in 1975 from the University of Göteborg. He joined the Brånemark Clinic in Göteborg in 1986, where he is currently an Associate Professor and Co-Chairman of the clinic. Through the University of Göteborg he received his masters degree in dental science in 1994 and a doctorate in odontology in 1999. He is a board certified specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and was appointed as Visiting Professor at Siena University in 2004. He has given more than 1000 national and international presentations on the Brånemark System, and he has published over 50 scientific papers.