Workshop description:
Dental esthetics is dependent on specifically defined relationships between the soft tissue, the teeth or implants, and the underlying bone. A critical soft tissue dimension is required for long-term predictable support of the gingival margin, crestal bone, and restorative esthetics.
A significant factor for dental evaluation today is to determine the gingival phenotype of the individual. The thickness of the gingiva, zone of attached tissue, and tissue color all play important roles in developing long-term health and cosmetic stability in implant treatment of any kind.
This hands-on course will highlight the most popular soft tissue procedures in clinical practice;
- The socket graft.
- Ridge Augmentation.
- Implant coverage procedures.
- The process of site evaluation, critical anatomy, flap design, soft tissue harvesting techniques, and suturing.
- Soft tissue grafting techniques and new bio activators will be highlighted.
- The expanding role of allograft materials especially dermal matrix and when to utilize it will be suggested.
- The ability of these combined protocols to alter the soft tissue profile around natural teeth, implants, and edentulous ridges, as well as to support facial soft tissue structures will be reviewed as to its critical role in “Complete Esthetics”.
