Minimally Invasive Bone Reconstructions Using 3d Printing Technologies – Jamil Shibli, DDS, MS, PhD

Recorded on April 8th, 2026

Description:

Managing alveolar bone defects remains a complex therapeutic challenge. Bone graft surgery often has high rates of reintervention, leading to increased healthcare costs. Despite progress in technical and clinical aspects over recent years, various factors such as the patient’s age, comorbidities, systemic illnesses, defect location, and the surgeon’s experience can affect clinical outcomes. Over the past 20 years, there has been a major advance in three-dimensional (3D) printing. This innovative technology allows for creating final parts directly from 3D model data through a layer-by-layer process. It has significantly impacted bone defect treatment by enabling the production of custom therapies with highly porous, 3D-printed implants specifically designed for each patient’s needs. The main goal of this conference is to showcase significant progress in developing bone scaffolds through additive manufacturing methods. These scaffolds are essential in offering environmentally sustainable solutions for various medical and dental applications. Specifically, the treatment of alveolar ridge deficiency with 3 to 4 years of follow-up will be presented and discussed based on the current knowledge and limitations of bone graft reconstructions.

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
1) Identify explicit methods of treatment planning and coordination between team members.
2) Select and design prostheses for complex treatment scenarios.
3) Discuss tangible methods of communication and involvement with the dental laboratory.

Jamil Shibli, DDS, MS, PhD

Jamil Shibli is a Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry and serves as the Director of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology at the Dental Research Division of Guarulhos University and Faculdades Israelitas Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Professor Shibli’s research focuses on evaluating therapeutics for peri-implant infections and regenerating atrophic jaws with tissue engineering / 3-D printing technology. Dr. Shibli conducts transdisciplinary randomized clinical trials in collaboration with expert teams from local and international backgrounds. He is the author of numerous book chapters, and his manuscripts have been published in peer-reviewed dentistry and medical publications.

Dr. Shibli has indicated the following relevant financial information to disclose:
Plenum Bioengenharia: received honorarium, employed/consulted, speaker, performed research
ITI Straumann: performed research

Relevant literature for further information:

Ivanovski S, Staples R, Arora H, Vaquette C, Alayan J. Alveolar bone regeneration using a 3D-printed patient-specific resorbable scaffold for dental implant placement: A case report. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2024 Dec;35(12):1655-1668. doi: 10.1111/clr.14340. Epub 2024 Aug 7.

Shibli JA, Nagay BE, Suárez LJ, Urdániga Hung C, Bertolini M, Barão VAR, Souza JGS. Bone Tissue Engineering Using Osteogenic Cells: From the Bench to the Clinical Application. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2022 May;28(5):179-192. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2022.0021.

Latimer JM, Maekawa S, Yao Y, Wu DT, Chen M, Giannobile WV. Regenerative Medicine Technologies to Treat Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Defects. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2021 Aug 6;9:704048. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.704048.