Reducing Risk and Stress in Modern Implant Dentistry - Melbourne

Reducing Risk and Stress in Modern Implant Dentistry
Successful decision-making process in hard and soft tissue management before, during and after implant placement

Every dentist is confronted on a daily basis with the question: What to do with extraction sockets? The success in aesthetic implant dentistry depends on the correct decision-making process after tooth extraction. This workshop will provide practical and clinical information to make the right decisions between a) Alveolar Ridge Preservation (ARP), b) immediate implant placement and c) delayed or late  implant placement. The advantages and the limitations of different techniques will be discussed.

A special focus will be on how to improve your aesthetic results with anterior implants and how to reduce risks. The scientific background and detailed clinical concepts of the L-shape Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) and soft tissue management techniques will be presented and performed.

This workshop will provide you with practical information of all steps necessary to achieve an optical aesthetic and healthy result.

Topics to be covered:
• Basic overview of the healing sequence after dental extraction: hard tissue and soft tissue contributions to post-extraction ridge volume changes
• The role of biomaterials in preserving alveolar ridge dimensions
• Managing dehiscence and fenestration defects with GBR – long-term outcomes and clinical protocols
• The importance of soft tissue quality and quantity in long-term crestal bone stability, soft tissue integration, and peri-implant health
• Timing of soft tissue augmentation and considerations
• Soft tissue augmentation around dental implants using a volume stable collagen matrix
• Practical exercises on appropriate models and/or pig jaws:
› L-shape GBR technique
› Use of collagen matrix to increase width of keratinised mucosa
› Use of volume stable collagen matrix to increase soft tissue thickness