Case Competition

Take the stage with your best case

The popular Osteology Case Competition returns at the International Osteology Symposium Vienna 2026, offering clinicians the opportunity to present their work to a global audience. 

Submit your best oral regeneration case in one of six competition categories for the chance to be selected as a speaker in the Osteology Case Session. Finalists will compete for the prestigious Osteology Case Award and present live on stage in Vienna.

Selected speakers will be announced online by the end of January 2026.

 

Categories

  • Ridge preservation & immediate implant placement
  • Soft-tissue augmentation / regeneration around teeth
  • Soft-tissue augmentation / regeneration around implants
  • Vertical and horizontal bone augmentation
  • Periodontal regeneration
  • Sinus augmentation

 

Osteology Case Award

Among the six presentations in the Osteology Case Session, the jury will select a winner. The winner will receive an award and a prize of € 1’500. 

 

Submission 

The submission portal will open 15 July 2025.

Submission Deadline: 15 November 2025 at 11:55 PM UTC.

How to participate?

  1. Log in or, if you are new, register for THE BOX at box.osteology.org
  2. Join the Osteology Case Competition Group
  3. To join the competition, click on “Submit a Case” and follow the instructions.

 

Submit your case now!

Jury

  • Rafael Lazarin, Brazil
  • Anina Zurcher, Switzerland
  • Aliye Akçalı, Turkey
  • David Palombo, Italy
  • Yi Man, China
  • HimaBindu Dukka, USA
  • Cristina Cunha Villar, Brazil
  • Tobias Fretwurst, Germany

 

Evaluation criteria

  • Evidence-based approach
  • Good outcome
  • Good quality of pictures
  • Biological principles behind the technique
  • Creativity and originality of the treatment
  • Complete documentation (incl. patient information and parameters)
  • Follow-up of at least 6 months post-surgical, and at least 2 additional timepoints documented