Over 50% of dental implant cases require bone augmentation. Regeneration of bone, especially vertical and 3-dimensional bone regeneration is technically very difficult, clinically unpredictable and requires precise planning and execution. Similarly soft tissue regeneration, be it around teeth or dental implants, can be a daunting dental procedure. The days of creating keratinized gingiva for optimal tooth and implant health are long gone. Today, the patients expect increased functionality with optimum esthetics. Soft tissue graft is a predictable periodontal plastic surgery procedure that can meet such expectations. It has the potential to deliver premium esthetics with long term functional stability.
This lecture will help dentists identify hard and soft tissue defects and inadequacies, understand what realistic outcomes can be achieved through bone and soft tissue grafting and how different bone and soft tissue grafting techniques can be used for the management of complex cases.
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain the thought process of the selection of surgical techniques.
- Recognize the potential risks and challenges when performing hard and soft tissue grafting.
- Address some challenging cases that require using autogenous tissue – bone and soft tissue.
- Understand bone regeneration, soft tissue regeneration (implant therapy), and combinations of both (periodontal therapy).
Path steps:
- CLASSROOM: Management of Complex Implant Cases: Bone Regeneration and Soft Tissue Grafting
