MASTERING SOFT TISSUE SURGERY, 2024

The aim of these seminars is to provide knowledge on the appropriate surgical management of oral soft tissues. The trainees gain a solid foundation of knowledge on the biology of healing and receive comprehensive training in the basic surgical principles and surgical techniques, along with the required equipment and materials used.

The seminars aim to render the application of surgical techniques in everyday dentistry more user-friendly and help dentists achieve more predictable and effective results. Soft tissue surgery is presented in three 2-day seminars. Each seminar includes lectures, video presentations, hands-on demonstration on the jaw bone of a pig and attendance of live surgery sessions

ATHENS – GREECE

BOLOGNA – ITALY

12 DAYS OF MASTERING SOFT TISSUE SURGERY

4 MODULES

MODULE I

CONTEMPORARY SOFT TISSUE SURGERY FROM FLAP DESIGN TO WOUND CLOSURE

SOFT TISSUE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT AND INTERPROXIMAL ATTACHMENT GAIN

MODULE II

THE CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP

SOFT TISSUE QUANTITY ENHANCEMENT AROUND TEETH AND IMPLANTS

PROSTHETIC MANAGEMENT AND TISSUE CONDITIONING FOR OPTIMUM AESTHETICS

MODULE III

TUNNELING TECHNIQUES ΙΝ SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION

SOCKET PRESERVATION AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES OF THE DEFECTIVE RIDGE

MODULE IV

MANAGEMENT OF THE ESTHETIC FAILURES AND COMPLICATIONS IN IMPLANTOLOGY

05/04/2024

08.30-09.00
Welcome Introduction

09.00-10.00
The Transition from Mucogingival Surgery to Periodontal and Implant Plastic Surgery

10.00-11.00
Basic Principles in Flap Design and Suturing

11.00-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-13:00
The Full and Split Thickness Flap
Several Suturing Techniques (Hands on)

13:00-14:00
Lunch Break

14.00-15.30
The Free Gingival Graft Revised

15:30-16:00
Tea Break

16.00-17.30
The Free Gingival Graft for the Increase of Keratinization (Hands on)

17:30-18:00
Q and A

George Goumenos

06/04/2024

09.00-10.30
The Structure & Function of the Periodontal Tissues
Wound Healing & Tissue Induction

10:30-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:30
Suturing as a Key Indicator for Manual Skills (Hands on)

12:30-13:30
Lunch Break

13:30-15:00
Minimally-Traumatic Mucosal Surgery

15:00-15:30
Tea Break

15:30-17:30
Mucosal Flap Preparation & Wound Stabilization (Hands on)

17:30-18:00
Q and A

Rino Burkhardt

07/04/2024

09.00-12.00
Live Surgery

12:00-13:00
Lunch Break

13:00-15:30
Diagnosing the Different Biotypes and their Impact on Tissue Characteristics.
The Biomaterials as Soft Tissue Substitutes. Current Status and Future Trends.

15:30-16:00
Tea Break

16:00-17:30
Interproximal Attachment Gain: The Challenge of Periodontal Regeneration

17:30-18:00
Q and A

Giulio Rasperini

10/06/2024

09.00-11.00
Surgical Treatment of Single Type Recession Defect in the Upper and Lower Jaw

11:00-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-13:30
Surgical Treatment of Multiple Recession Defect in the Upper and Lower Jaw

13:30-14:30
Lunch Break

14:30-15:30
Treatment of Cervical Lesions Associated with Recessions

15:30-16:00
Tea Break

16:00-18:00
The Coronally Advanced Flap: Use of CTG for Root Coverage (Hands on)

Martina Stefanini

11/06/2024

09.00-11.00
Treatment of Soft Tissue Dehiscence around Implants

11:00-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-13:00
Mucogingival Approach for the Replacement of a Tooth Extracted for Dental Reasons

13:00-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:30
Mucogingival Approach for the Replacement of a Tooth Extracted for Periodontal Reasons

15:30-16:00
Tea Break

16:00-17:00
Mucogingival Approach to Multiple Tooth Replacement with Dental Implants

17:00-18:00
Soft Tissue Management in Complex Cases

Giovanni Zucchelli

12/06/2024

09.00-10.00
Risk Factors in Implant Prosthodontics

10.00-10.30
Coffee Break

10.30-11.30
Prosthetics Workflow from Wax-up Analysis to Computer-Assisted Planning

11:30-12:30
Immediate Loading: Management of the Provisional Restoration

12:30-13:30
Lunch Break

13:30-14:30
Delayed Loading: Management of the Provisional Restorations throughout the Treatment

14:30-15:00
Tea Break

15.00-16.00
Management of the Peri-implant Papilla in the Replacement of Multiple Adjacent Teeth in the Esthetic Zone

16.00-17:00
Prosthetic Management of the Malpositioned Implant

Carlo Monaco

The latest views on the surgical modeling of pontics and the ideal timing for implant placement” focuses on soft tissue handling in post-extraction sockets in conventional prosthetics and implant therapy, during both immediate and early implant placement. It analyzes the significance of preserving the dimensions of post-extraction sockets and explains the reasoning behind using a xenograft and sealing the post-extraction socket orifice for this purpose (socket seal). The following surgical techniques for socket sealing are presented to the participants: soft tissue xenograft, free gingival graft (punch) and palatal pedicle flap.

18/07/2024

08.30-10:00
Hitting Hurdles in Soft Tissue Reconstruction

10:00-11:00
Exploring the Human Palate

11:00-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-13:30
Gingival Recession Therapy in the Spotlight

13:30-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:00
Minimally Invasive Flap Designs in Periodontal Plastic Surgery: Part I

15:00-15:15
Tea Break

15:15-16:15
Minimally Invasive Flap Designs in Periodontal Plastic Surgery: Part II

16:15-16:30
Q and A

Otto Zuhr

19/07/2024

09.00-10.00
Ridge Alterations after Tooth Extraction

10:00-11:00
Socket Sealing with Autogenous Soft Tissue Grafts
The Single Incision Technique for CTG Harvesting

11:00-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-13:00
The Palatal Pedicle Flap

13:00-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:00
Socket Sealing with the CTG (Hands on)

15:00-16:00
Socket Sealing with the FGG (Hands on)

16:00-16:30
Tea Break

16:30-17:30
Socket Sealing with the Epithelialized-SCTG (Hands on)

17:30-18:30
Socket Sealing with the Palatal Pedicle Flap (Hands on)

18:30-19:00
Q&A

George Goumenos

20/07/2024

09.00-12.00
Live Surgery

12.00-13.00
Lunch Break

13:00-14:00
The Epithelialized-SCTG for Socket Sealing and Root Coverage

14:00-15:00
Pontic Site Development

15:00-15:30
Tea Break

15:30-16:30
Anatomical Landmarks in Soft Tissue Surgery

16:30-17:30
Prevention and Treatment of Complications in the Donor Sites of Autogenous Soft Tissue Transplants

17:30-18:00
Q and A

Michael Stimmelmayr

Is taking into consideration the particularity of treatment planning of implants in the aesthetic zone and the risks resulting from improper application and insufficient assessment of predisposing factors. More specifically, the seminar outlines the main aesthetic issues and their causes, proposes ways of avoiding them and analyzes the methodology for assessing problematic implants and deciding whether to treat or extract them. Moreover, it describes how they can be removed and how to manage the area of defect using a bone graft, membrane, and applying an epithelialized connective tissue graft.

19/09/2024

09.00-12.00
Live Surgery

12:00-12:30
Coffee Break

12:30-13:30
Etiology of the Esthetic Failures in Implantology

13:30-14:30
Lunch Break

14:30-15:30
The “Ideal” Implant Placement

15:30-16:00
Tea Break

16:00-17:00
Treatment Planning of the “Highly” Esthetic Demanding Cases

17:00-17:30
Q and A

Egon Euwe

20/09/2024

09.00-10.30
Differentiating the Failure from the Complication

10:30-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:30
Osseointegrated Implant with Esthetic Failure: Restoration, Burial or Extraction?

12:30-13:30
Lunch Break
13:30-15:00 The Tunneling Technique: Use of CTG to Improve the Thickness of the Peri-implant Mucosa (Hands on)

15:00-15:30
Tea Break

15:30-17:00
Removal of an Osseointegrated Implant and Management of the Site (Hands on)

17:00-17:30
Q and A

George Goumenos

21/09/2024

09.00-10.30
Case Presentation from the Participants

10:30-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:30
Case Presentation from the Participants

12:30-13:30
Lunch Break

13:30-15:00
Treatment Planning in Complex Cases with the Experts (Part I)

15:00-15:30
Tea Break

15:30-17:00
Treatment Planning in Complex Cases with the Experts (Part II)

17:00-17:30
Q and A