With more than 160 abstracts and e-posters submitted for the Academy of Osseointegration’s (AO) 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, attendees were provided a first-hand look at the wealth of original and groundbreaking research.
Six researchers have been recognised by a committee of their peers in a variety of best presentation awards for clinical and scientific research. The winners are:
Best Oral Clinical Presentation:
Pietro Felice, MD, DDS
4mm Supershort Implants Compared with Longer Implants Placed in Reconstructed Posterior Atrophic Jaws: 3 Year Results from an RCT
Best Oral Scientific Presentation:
Gülce Çakmak, DDS, PhD
Accuracy of Different Complete-arch Digital Scanning Techniques, Using a Combined Healing Abutment-scan Body System
First Place E-poster Award:
Ping Wang, DMD
P119 – Effect of Connective Tissue Graft on Buccal Bone Dimension and Esthetics Following Immediate Implant Placement
Second Place E-poster Award:
Alexandra Stuart-Smith, MSc
P106 – Angulated Screw Channel Solution With Increased Preload
Best Case Presentation:
Buddhapoom Wangsrimongkol, DDS
P122 – New Implant Abutment Design for Vertical Orthodontic Movement: A Case Report
Best Clinical Innovations:
Rafael Siqueira, DDS, MS, PhD
Comprehensive Peri-implant Tissue Evaluation With Ultrasonography and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
All lectures were assessed on the following criteria: originality or innovativeness, significance on implant dentistry, appropriate method of analysis, relevance of conclusions, and overall quality of presentation.
Attendees of the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting can view the full research presentations via the meeting platform. Additionally, the entire collection of 2021 E-posters is immediately available for viewing on the Academy’s website.
Watch in June for the opening of the 2022 Call for Abstracts to be held in conjunction with the Academy’s 37th Annual Meeting, 24 – 26 February 2022 in San Diego, CA, United States.
