Gil Alcoforado

Since the establishment of the concept of osseointegration the use of endosseous implants has not stopped growing. For some years, implants have been used to substitute missing teeth of both partially and fully edentulous individuals.

The number of implants placed all over the world keeps increasing every year. At times, some of these implants are placed in less than favorable conditions. Certain authors estimate that around one of each four implants placed could develop peri-implantitis. Our current knowledge on how to treat peri-implantitis is still far from being up to par. All these conditions could contribute to a major health issue in the very near future.

Several systemic and local risk factors have been identified which will be discussed. It has been suspected that periodontal conditions of patients could negatively influence the health of the peri-implant tissues. The etiopathogenesis of mucositis and peri-implantitis will be presented as well as their diagnosis and treatment. As a major conclusion, one should take all possible measures to prevent the peri-implant diseases from developing. Prevention, at every single step of implant rehabilitation, is the key for maintaining the peri-implant tissues healthy and minimizing the risks of implant failure.

CV

Graduated in Dentistry in 1980 – University of Lisbon
Specialty in Periodontology – University of Bergen, Norway - 1983
Visiting Researcher at the U. of Pennsylvania with Profs. Jorgen Slots, Sture
Nyman and Max Listgarten – 1986
Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor – 1989/1990
Ph.D. in Periodontology at the University of Lisbon – 1995
Visiting Professor at the U. of Southern California – 2000 - 2016
Chairman and Full Professor, Depart. of Periodontology and
Director of the Master Program in Periodontology (3 years program), U. of
Lisbon – 1995-2014
Vice-Dean Lisbon Dental School, University of Lisbon -2000 – 2004
Founder and Past-President of the Portuguese Periodontal Society
Past-President of the European Federation of Periodontology
Fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD), since 1985, Regent for
Portugal from 2009 to 2019 and Immediate Past-President of the
European Section ICD
Chairman of the Philip Dear Foundation – ICD – European Section –
from 2013 to 2020
Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy
Fellow of the International Team for Implantology, Past-Chairman of the
Iberian ITI Section
Fellow of the American College of Dentists – Since 2009
President-Elect and Board Member of the EAO (European Association of
Osseointegration) – since 2012. Responsible for the EAO Master Clinician
Courses. Chair of the Education Committee.
Recipient of the European Federation of Periodontology “The Board Service
Award as President” (1997-1998) and “The Distinguished Service Award” –
2020
Recipient of the Silver Medal of the EAO - 2019
Volunteer of the Mundo-a-Sorrir NGO since 2007
Rector/Dean of the Egas Moniz University, Lisbon, Portugal, since 2018
Private Practice limited to Periodontology and Implant Rehabilitation
gil.alcoforado@clinicaalcoforado.pt