Tuition: $995
- 4 hours of online education accessed on-demand
- 2 hours of live interactive lecture: July 17
- 2 hours of live interactive hands-on workshops: July 18
- Recorded surgery demonstration
Peri-implant bone has been long considered the most critical factor for long-term maintenance of dental implant health. Peri-implant soft tissues have frequently been regarded to be important for esthetics of implant-supported restorations. However, recent evidence has demonstrated the significance of the quantity and quality of peri-implant mucosa for the long-term health of peri-implant tissues. A decision tree will be presented for soft tissue augmentation needs. A variety of soft tissue augmentation procedures have been employed for augmentation of peri-implant mucosal deficiencies. The “vestibular incision subperiosteal tunnel access” (VISTA) is suited for peri-implant soft tissue augmentation. The hands-on workshop will provide participants with practical experience with protocols used for peri-implant soft tissue augmentation. The live surgery demonstration will illustrate the complete protocol.
Educational Objectives of Live Interactive Lecture-July 17:
- Identification of peri-implant mucosal deficiencies and relationship to outcome
- Risk Assessment: Patient and site characteristics
- Management of patient/site risks
- Esthetic assessment and planning
- Evidence on efficacy of soft tissue augmentation in promoting peri-implant tissue stability
- Keratinized mucosa vs mucosal thickness: which is more important?
- Biology of wound healing of peri-implant mucosa
- Peri-implant mucosal recession: prevention and treatment
- Interndental papilla management and augmentation
- Pontic contour augmentation
- Mucosal augmentation around extraction sockets
- Material Selection:
- Autogenous: methods andlocation of harvesting
- Xenogenic collagen matrix
- Allogenic acellular dermal matrix
- Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF):
- biology, protocol,
- Liquid PRF
- solid matrix PRF
- Functionalization of tissue substities with PRF
- Flap design for various soft tissue augmentation techniques
- Suture techniques: to stabilize tissue
- Soft tissue management:
- Vestibular Incision subperiosteal tunnel access (VISTA)
- connective tissue graft
- Free gingival graft
- Significance of Vestibular depth
- Fibrin Immobilization Vestibular Extension (FIVE)
- Complications: Prevention and management
July 18: Live Interactive Simulated Hands-On Workshop:
- VISTA for treatment of gingival recession
- VISTA Tunnel elevation: step-by-step
- Coronally anchored suture technique
- Donor tissue harvesting techniques:
- Lateral palate tissue harvesting
- Tuberosity tissue harvesting and processing
Video Surgery Demonstration
- VISTA for treatment of gingival recession defect
- Donor tissue harvesting
- Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF): Prepation,
- Liquid PRF
- Solid matrix PRF
- PRF-functionalized tissue grafts