Michael Gahlert

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Michael Gahlert

Michael Gahlert (born December 2, 1960 in Recklinghausen ) is a German dentist , scientist and inventor of dental implants made of high-tech ceramics.

life and career

Gahlert grew up in Recklinghausen and attended the Hittorf-Gymnasium there . After graduating from high school , he studied dentistry at the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg im Breisgau . His lecturers included the implantology experts and founders of the ITI - International Team for Implantology, Gisbert Krekeler and Wilfried Schilli . Gahlert received his doctorate in 1987 with an experimental dissertation in the field of microbiology : "Bacteriological in vitro comparison of hexetidine and chlorhexidine digluconate in the preparation form of Hexoral and Chlorhexamed".

From 1985 to 1989 he worked as an assistant doctor, first in the maxillofacial surgery and then in the periodontology department of the University Dental Clinic in Freiburg. In 1989 he was awarded the title of specialist dentist for oral surgery . In 2018, Gahlert completed his habilitation in "experimental medicine" at the University of Basel . In 2019 Gahlert was appointed visiting professor for oral surgery at the Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna .

Gahlert initiated and developed tooth-colored ceramic implants for the replacement of natural tooth roots from the high-performance ceramic called zirconium dioxide . His research activities focus on the integration of the new implant material in the natural jawbone . Ceramic implants made of zirconium dioxide are considered an alternative to established titanium implants due to their high biocompatibility .

Scientific work

In 1997, at a meeting initiated by the ITI in Vitznau , Switzerland , Gahlert first presented the idea of ​​a tooth-colored, one-piece ceramic dental implant. From 2000, three experimental and preclinical in vivo studies were initiated and carried out by Gahlert, which led to a marketable medical product in the form of a one-piece ceramic implant made of zirconium dioxide. This implant was first successfully used clinically in patients in 2011. At the same time, Gahlert was offered a research position at the High-Tech Research Center of the University Hospital Basel , Switzerland, which he continues to do today.

Dental implant made of high tech ceramic by Michael Gahlert
Dental implant made of high tech ceramic by Michael Gahlert

In addition to his clinical work in his own practice, Gahlert carried out further scientific studies to research ceramic implants and their integration behavior in living organisms. He initiated a prospective multicenter study that evaluated long-term data from ceramic implants in humans after different periods of time . Gahlert was involved in further experimental in vivo studies, which were carried out from 2013 to 2015 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , Texas , and which produced informative data on ceramic implants compared to titanium implants.

Awards

André Schroeder Research Award 2020 of the ITI Institute together with his practice and research colleague Stefan Röhling for their work on the topic of "Ligature-induced peri-implant bone loss around loaded zirconia and titanium implants". The study deals with the topic of bone loss on ceramic implants compared to titanium implants in a provoked inflammatory situation. Significant differences in bone loss surrounding the implants in favor of ceramic implants were found.

Patents granted

  • EP 000001880691 B1 - Ceramic dental implant
  • EP 000002292179 B1 - Ceramic dental implant
  • EP 000001609436 B1 - Ceramic dental implant
  • EP 000001450722 B2 - Ceramic dental implant
  • US 000010271927 B2 - Ceramic Dental Implant

Web links

Individual evidence

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  3. ^ Christian Mall: respected ambassador in his field. In: IZZ-ON. Zahnaerzteblatt.de, May 2018, accessed on February 27, 2020 .
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  5. ^ Visiting professor for oral surgery. In: SFU Vienna - Faculty of Medicine. SFU Vienna, 2018, accessed on February 6, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Florian Beuer: Ceramic implants: Evidence-based or experimental? In: zm online. Dental Notices, June 15, 2018, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Biomechanical and histomorphometric comparison between zirconia implants with varying surface textures and a titanium implant in the maxilla of miniature pigs. In: PubMed. US National Library of Medicine, June 30, 2007, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  8. ^ A comparison study of the osseointegration of zirconia and titanium dental implants. A biomechanical evaluation in the maxilla of pigs. In: PubMed. US National Library of Medicine, December 12, 2010, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  9. ↑ In vivo performance of zirconia and titanium implants: a histomorphometric study in mini pig maxillae. In: PubMed. US National Library of Medicine, March 23, 2012, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Glimmer of hope and finding new goals. In: zm online. Dental Notices, October 16, 2006, accessed June 2, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Lecturer - Department of Dentistry, Clinic for Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry. In: University of Basel. University of Basel, 2011, accessed on February 6, 2020 .
  12. ↑ A prospective clinical study to evaluate the performance of zirconium dioxide dental implants in single-tooth gaps. In: PubMed. US National Library of Medicine, December 27, 2016, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  13. ↑ A prospective clinical study to evaluate the performance of zirconium dioxide dental implants in single-tooth edentulous area: 3-year follow-up. In: PubMed. US National Library of Medicine, November 1, 2018, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  14. ^ Ligature-Induced Peri-implant Bone Loss Around Loaded Zirconia and Titanium Implants. In: PubMed. US National Library of Medicine, March 2019, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  15. ^ Bone response to functionally loaded, two-piece zirconia implants: A preclinical histometric study. In: PubMed. US National Library of Medicine, March 29, 2018, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  16. ^ André Schröder Prize. In: Oral Surgery - T1. June 2020, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  17. ^ André Schroeder Research Award. In: ITI. ITI, May 2020, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Patents and utility models. In: DPMA Register. German Patent and Trademark Office, 2020, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Gahlert, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dentist, scientist and inventor
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd December 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Recklinghausen