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Peter Moy

Biography

Prof. Dr. Moy received his dental degree from the University of Pittsburgh, a certificate in General Practice Residency from Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii and a certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from UCLA Hospital & Clinics. He limits his practice to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, focusing on surgical aspects of Implant Dentistry and reconstruction of the severely atrophic alveolar ridge. A Clinical Professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at UCLA and the first recipient of the Nobel Biocare Endowed Chair in Surgical Implant Dentistry in UCLA’s School of Dentistry. He is a Fellow of Pierre Fauchard Academy and Surgical Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration, where he served as President in 2010-2011. Dr. Moy is one of three founding board members and Past Chair of OsteoScience Foundation and continues to serve on its Board of Directors. He is a reviewing editor for Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He has written over fifty articles and book chapters on surgical augmentation procedures, management of medically compromised implant patients, use of rhBMP-2 for maxillary sinuses and immediate loading of dental implants. Dr. Moy has published five textbooks, the most recent a two-volume textbook on Fundamentals of Implant Dentistry: Prosthodontic and Surgical Perspectives through Quintessence Publishing Co. He has lectured extensively nationally and internationally while maintaining a private practice in West Coast Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Implant Center in Los Angeles, California.

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Consensus Conference on Missing Single Teeth

Discover the findings of the consensus conference on “ Missing Single Teeth”.

Radiology
Fixed prosthetics
Immediate implant placement
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Videos

Peter Moy: Managing the patient with multiple missing teeth in the posterior mandible

Focusing on the posterior mandible, Dr Moy reviews aspects of flap design and development, selection of implant design and dimensions, selection of the appropriate loading protocol and discusses the use of guided approach. Soft tissue management should maintain and enhance quality...

Radiology
Guided Surgery
Implant designs
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Peter Moy: When to graft vs when to use alternative treatments for the edentulous case

The lecture presents an overview over the management of the edentulous arch focusing on minimally invasive options, like selection of narrow, short and zygomatic implants, the tilted placement of implants and the All-on-4 technique, and comparing these solutions with grafting...

Radiology
Guided Surgery
Edentulous treatments