Program Overview
Join us for the evening to learn more about Laser-Lok microchannels and the significant impact they are having on long-term implant esthetics. Each course will feature an in-depth review of the scientific research used to develop this technology. The review will be followed by a discussion from a leading clinician describing his clinical success with this new and exciting scientific breakthrough. Each course provides 2 CE credits.

Speakers

• John Ricci, PhD
  
• Stuart Froum, DDS
  
• Michael Pikos, DDS
  
• Maurice Salama, DMD
  
• Craig Misch, DDS, MDS

Location	Date
Toronto, Canada	Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Atlanta, GA	Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Charlotte, NC	Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Bristol, UK	Monday, June 2, 2008
Birmingham, UK	Tuesday, June 3, 2008
London, UK	Thursday, June 5, 2008
Detroit, MI	Thursday, July 17, 2008
Seattle, WA	Saturday, September 6, 2008
Chicago, IL	Thursday, August 7, 2008
Seattle, WA (AAP Corp Forum)	Saturday, September 6 , 2008
Montreal, Canada	Thursday, October 2, 2008
New York, NY	Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Short Hills, NJ	Thursday, November 13, 2008

Controlled cellular response
Laser-Lok microchannels are a series of precision-engineered 8 and 12 micron grooves on the collar of dental implants. This patented laser-textured surface is unique within the industry as the only surface treatment shown to inhibit epithelial downgrowth, attach and retain crestal bone and engineer a biological width¹ and tissue attachment.

Laser-Lok 8 micron channels inhibit epithelial downgrowth.	SEM of the Laser-Lok collar (8 and 12 micron channels).
Laser-Lok 12 micron channels attach and retain crestal bone.

15 years of evidence
Laser-Lok microchannels are the result of over 15 years of research and documented studies at leading Universities. As part of the research, numerous in vitro and in vivo studies were conducted to (1) understand how bone and soft tissue cells react to various types of surface geometries and (2) evaluate how specific surface microgeometries affect crestal bone and the biologic width around dental implants.

Fibroblasts on a 12 micron channeled surface.	SEM of the Laser-Lok collar (8 and 12 micron channels).
Fibroblasts on a smooth surface.

For more informaiton
For more information on BioHorizons Laser-Lok technology, including documented studies and the research behind it, contact the BioHorizons customer care department at 888-246-8338 or email Lindy Griffin at lgriffin@biohorizons.com