Program

The recession of the buccal soft tissue margin is a frequent complication of well integrated dental implants. The appearance of metallic structure or even their transparency through the thin buccal soft tissues are common reasons for patient aesthetic complains. Moreover, bad implant installation frequently results in excessive apical dislocation of the buccal soft tissue margin of the implant supported crown. Soft tissue plastic surgical procedures and bilaminar techniques in particular, can be successfully used in combination with a pre and postsurgical prostethic approaches to increase the volume of the interdental soft tissue, to treat buccal gingival recessions and soft tissue dehiscence around dental implants and to provide the new implant supported crown with an esthetic transmucosal emergency profile. A new mucogingival approach applied to delayed or immediate post-extraction implant placement and loading will be presented.

During the course these topics will be covered:

• Boundle and alveolar bone
• The role of keratinized tissue versus soft tissue thickness
• Mucogingival surgery for soft tissue dehiscence coverage around implants
• Mucogingival approach during implant placement: dental vs periodontal reasons for tooth extraction
• Mucogingival approach and delayed implant placement
• Mucogingival approach in combination with immediate post extraction implant placement and immediate loading.
• Soft tissue augmentation and simultaneous guided implant placement in the aesthetic zone
• The soft tissue approach for implant installation after tooth extaction for periodontal reason.
• Soft tissue augmentation procedures in edentulous areas before implant rehabilitation