Foundations and Innovations in Hard and Soft Tissue Management for Dental Implant Therapy

Day 1: Mastering Hard Tissue for Dental Implants

• Achieving True Implant Success: Dive into the critical factors that define long-term success with implants.
• Understanding Bone Loss Post-Extraction: Learn how tooth removal affects the underlying bone structure and why it matters for implants.
• Socket Grafting Essentials: Discover why grafting extraction sockets is key to preserving bone for future implant placement.
• Biomaterials Demystified: Explore various grafting materials and how to choose the right one for specific cases.
• Gentle Extraction Techniques: Master atraumatic methods to protect bone and tissue during tooth removal.
• The Three Socket Types: Get an introduction to socket classification and their impact on implant planning.
• The 4 Keys to Successful Bone Grafting: Learn the critical elements to achieve predictable outcomes in bone grafting.
• Flaps and Sutures Done Right: Analyze step-by-step techniques for effective incision design, flap management, and suturing.
• Guided Bone Regeneration Simplified: Understand what it takes to achieve consistent results with GBR.
• Choosing the Right Membrane: Discuss the vital considerations in selecting the right barrier membrane for grafting.
• Addressing Vertical Bone Defects: Learn techniques to manage and overcome challenges with vertical bone loss.
• Complication Management: Explore common bone grafting complications and strategies to resolve them.
• Soft Tissue and Bone Grafting: Review the critical role of soft tissue management in hard tissue procedures.
• Post-Op Success: Learn how to manage patients after surgery for optimal healing.
• "Leave It or Take It Out?": Case-based discussions on whether to retain or extract ailing implants.
• Live Surgery: Experience ridge augmentation in a live clinical setting.

Day 2: Perfecting Soft Tissue Grafting for Implant Success

• Smile Design and Gingival Esthetics: Learn to create natural, esthetic outcomes by understanding gingival symmetry, shape, and visibility.
• Diagnosing Recession: Gain insight into accurate diagnosis for effective treatment planning.
• Enhancing Restorative Esthetics: Explore how root coverage surgeries can complement restorative treatments.
• Soft Tissue Thickness Matters: Understand why tissue biotype and thickness are essential around implants.
• Inlay vs. Onlay Grafting: Compare techniques to increase tissue thickness and ensure long-term stability.
• Grafting Techniques: Review tried-and-true gingival grafting approaches.
• When to Use the Palate: Understand when the palate is necessary as a donor site—and when alternatives are better.
• Advanced Mucogingival Techniques: Learn to treat defects using Alloderm and non-invasive tunneling approaches.
• Growth Factors in Soft Tissue: Discover how L-PRF and other growth factors can elevate your grafting outcomes.
• Hands-On PRF: Work with sticky bone techniques for a tangible learning experience.
• Interactive Lab: Practice free gingival grafts, ridge augmentation, and advanced suturing on pig jaws and tissue models.