Course Overview

        Success in restorative and implant dentistry is highly dependent on soft tissue health. This course will first review the determinants that are necessary to establish mucogingival health and stability. This will be followed by a review of the diagnosis, treatment planning, and decision-making process for managing different soft
tissue defects around implants. A focus will then be made on the different techniques involved in soft tissue harvest and grafting around implants. This will be done didactically first followed by hands-on exercises to implement these techniques. Participants who complete this course should be able to diagnose, plan and treat a variety of mucogingival deficiency cases.

Course Agenda

• Anatomy and terminology
• Literature review
• Defect classification
• Timeline of grafting
• Armamentarium
• Suturing
• Harvesting techniques: Free gingival graft, Connective tissue graft, Tuberosity harvest, Retromolar and edentulous ridge harvest
• Step by step techniques: Apically positioned flap, Vestibuloplasty, Lingually positioned flap, Rotated palatal pedicle, Roll flap and modifications, VISTA/tunnel techniques, Vertical volume augmentation
• Clinical case review
• Post-op management
• Complications