Dr. Paul Weigl graduated from the University of Munich Dental School in 1989. Since 1992 he has worked as an assistant professor and director of preclinical studies for the Department of Prosthodontics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main. Dr. Weigl has special focus in the field of prosthetics on implants. He is also a senior specialist at the Dept of Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry, University of Frankfurt.
Additionally he runs an R&D project to develop a fully automatic working CAD/CAM process to manufacture complete crowns and bridges and to develop a new fs-laser based device for diagnosis and minimally invasive therapy of caries.
1983-1989 - Study of oral medicine and operative dentistry at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich.
1989 - university degree.
1990 - conferral of a doctorate Dr. med. dent.
1989-1992 - scientific staffer at the Department of Prosthodontics of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich.
1992 - scientific staffer at the Department of Prosthodontics of the.
1993 - assistant professor, management of preclinic study section at the Department of Prosthodontics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main.
1994 - headship of field of prosthetics on implants.
1996 - headship of R&D of a fully automatic CAM/CAM process chain.
2001 - Lecturer of qualified post graduate education in implantology.
2002 - Degree of an advanced prosthodontics (German scientific association of Prosthodontics).
2007 - assistant professor, management of clinic study section at the Department of Prosthodontics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main.
2008 - Establishing a master of science "Oral Implantology".
2009 - Controllership of the master of science "Oral Implantology".
His main focus of scientific work:
Prosthodontics on implants is investigated by four prospective clinic trails. A new method to manufacture removable dentures on implants was developed. Furthermore the integration of residual teeth in suprastructures and concepts of occlusion of fixed dentures on implants are evaluated.
Development of new fully-automatic working CAD/CAM-systems.
Development of a new manufacturing tool for NC-controlled shaping of ceramics
Development of a new telescopic retainer for removable dentures for geriatric patients
Two prospective clinical trails evaluating ZrO2-based all-ceramic restorations
Restoration of edondontically treated teeth
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