Soft tissue management around teeth and implants

2025, May 30-31
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Many dental implants can present esthetics or functional alterations in the soft tissues morphology and texture that jeopardize the success rate of the therapy. Soft tissue defects around dental implants, such as papilla or volume loss, peri-implant recession and alterations of the ridge color and/or texture, lead to esthetic and functional critical issues.
Las Vegas, USA
English

Program Highlights

  • Recent studies have shown that the peri-implant mucosa can play a major role in the sealing of the implant platform thus preventing bacterial ingrowth. A good quality, quantity and thickness of the peri-implant soft tissue is also critical to achieve biomimetics and pink esthetics
  • It has been reported that about one third of the inserted implants may then require a connective tissue graft
  • However, this approach could be considered too invasive when multiple implants need to be treated with mucogingival plastic procedures. The “Buccal Pedicle Flap” and its modifications will be presented as a novel technique to boost the peri-implant mucosa without the need of invasive procedures thus allowing to obtain the desiderable mucosa volume and quality
  • This approach would lead to a more stable tissues, no peri-implant bone loss or peri-implantitis and ultimately higher success rate in modern implant dentistry

Agenda

Soft tissue boosting

Friday 30 May 2025

09:00
Stability of the peri-implant tissues: mucosa vs. bone

11:30
Coffee break

12:00
The soft tissue sealing and how it can be evaluated during follow-up visits.

13:30
Lunch

14:30
When, why and how to perform soft tissue augmentation; Connective tissue graft; Buccal Pedicle Flap; Modified Buccal Pedicle Flap;

16:00
Coffee break

16:30
HANDS-ON SESSION: Surgical simulations on a typodont.

Saturday 31 May 2025

09:00
Case discussion and interactive lecture

11:00
Coffee break

11:30
HANDS-ON SESSION : Surgical simulation on pig’s jaw.

13:30
Lunch

Learning outcomes

  • Understand the importance of the peri-implant mucosa
  • Being able to detect the critical numbers for mucosa health
  • Evaluate the surgical alternatives to boost the peri-implant mucosa
  • Understand in details the critical steps to perform the “Buccal Pedicle Flap”
  • Obtain a full understanding of the concept of mucosa integration and soft tissue sealing
  • Understand how to prevent or treat complications and failures in dental medicine
  • Long-term stability of the achieved results: when, why and how

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