On March 18, 2010, the Passion for Dentistry Study Club had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Chris Pallotto. The title of his lecture was: "Emerging New Bone Grafting Technologies". It was held at Costa's Restaurant located at 1S130 Summit Avenue, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. He discussed some of the new bone grafting materials and techniques that he used and discussed recent literature about bone grafting.
Bone grafting is the emerging standard of care after a dental extraction. This prevents the bone loss that normally occurs within a couple of weeks after a dental extraction. After a dental extraction is complete, a bone graft prevents bone loss.
Bone grafting is also used in order to establish a larger quantity of bone before placement of dental implants. This is usually determined after a CT scan is taken to evaluate bone density and bone volume during treatment planning.
Dr. Pallotto discussed grafting techniques, and a new material on the dental market called Accell, which is a bone grafting material that has BMP (bone morphogenic protein) built into it. This dramatically increases bone formation and healing in a grafting site. Other materials discussed were DynaBlast and DynaMatrix. He also discussed some of the fun elements of private practice.
Bone grafting is the emerging standard of care after a dental extraction. This prevents the bone loss that normally occurs within a couple of weeks after a dental extraction. After a dental extraction is complete, a bone graft prevents bone loss.
Bone grafting is also used in order to establish a larger quantity of bone before placement of dental implants. This is usually determined after a CT scan is taken to evaluate bone density and bone volume during treatment planning.
Dr. Pallotto discussed grafting techniques, and a new material on the dental market called Accell, which is a bone grafting material that has BMP (bone morphogenic protein) built into it. This dramatically increases bone formation and healing in a grafting site. Other materials discussed were DynaBlast and DynaMatrix. He also discussed some of the fun elements of private practice.
Some information about Dr. Christopher M. Pallotto: A Chicago native, Dr. Christopher Pallotto, earned a B.S. in Biology from Loyola University in 1981 and his D.D.S. at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1986. In a unique career spanning over 20 years, Dr. Pallotto has maintained a private practice in Chicago and has served in various leadership, management and consulting roles in the dental implant and oral regenerative fields. With a keen interest in all disciplines of dentistry and how they are woven into a comprehensive whole, Dr. Pallotto has presented emerging technologies to dentists in the United States and abroad. Dr. Pallotto holds numerous professional memberships including the American Academy of Periodontology, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Dental Association, Illinois State Dental Society and the Chicago Dental Society. He is married with twin boys.
There were over twenty dentists present at the study club. Sponsors included Oak Brook iCAT, Premium Dental Lab, Medco Surgical Instruments, and Keystone Dental. Their next meeting will be on April 20, 2010: Ken Runkle from Paragon Consulting will be discussing dentistry during difficult times at Carlucci Restaurant in Downers Grove. Following will be on May 13, 2010 with 3M LAVA chairside scanner and CT Scanning in the Dental Office by Dr. Umar Haque, which will be at Costa's in Oakbrook Terrace. Then, the one you WANT to mark your calendar for: Dr. Maurice Salama hosted by Keystone on June 15, 2010 at the Westin in Lombard.