Pink Aesthetics: Recession and Gingival Smile Treatment
Pink Aesthetics: Recession and Gingival Smile Treatment
Course overview
Think pink, think aesthetic, long-term prognosis, and of course, patient satisfaction!
Discover the most advanced techniques and updated protocols in periodontal clinical practice.
In this unique online course on soft tissue plastic surgery around teeth and implants, you will learn about:
Application of connective tissue graft (CTG) and subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG)
Analog and digital surgical crown lengthening and treatment of gummy smile
Flap techniques:
Envelope flap technique
Single incision technique
Coronal advanced flap (CAF)
Vertically coronally advanced flap (V-CAF)
Lateral flap.
Modified tunneling technique:
Modified Vista Technique
Laterally closed tunnel technique.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. Soft Tissue Management Around Dental Implants
Anatomy of soft tissue around implant: different layers of soft tissues and their functions
Clinical considerations and treatment planning for peri-implantitis:
The Pink Esthetic Score (PES)
Gingival papilla and analysis of safe biological distances.
Step-by-step procedure for harvesting and placing a connective tissue graft (CTG):
Advantages and limitations of this method,
Video demonstration of connective tissue graft (CTG) harvesting technique from the palate.
Step-by-step procedure for harvesting subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG):
The technique of subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG)
Benefits and potential complications of epithelial connective tissue grafting.
Lesson 2. Surgical Techniques for Gingival Recession Treatment with or without Non-Carious Cervical Lesions (NCCLs)
Non-Carious Cervical Lesions (NCCLs): etiology, classification, types, and treatment with restorative dentistry and surgical procedures
Surgical approaches and protocols to treat gingival recessions:
Coronal advanced flap (CAF)
Lateral flap
Modified tunneling technique
Modified Vista Technique
Laterally closed tunnel technique.
Connective tissue graft and free gingival graft in clinical periodontal practice
Treatment protocols for multiple gingival recessions
Treatment for peri-implantitis and soft tissue management around implants
Step-by-step demonstration of modified Vista technique for papilla reconstruction.
Lesson 3. Minimal Invasive Plastic Reconstructive Periodontal Surgery: Application of Different Techniques and Materials
Principles of minimal invasiveness in plastic reconstructive periodontal surgery and papilla preservation techniques
Coronally repositioned flap for gingival recession coverage
Protocols of single incision technique for harvesting palatal connective tissue graft
Analysis of the modified laterally slided flap approach
Clinical protocols of the envelope technique
Protocols of tunneling technique for gingival recession coverage
Clinical case analysis and step-by-step video demonstration of:
The single incision technique
Tunneling technique using connective tissue graft and collagen matrix.
Lesson 4. Plastic Reconstructive Periodontal Surgery: Case Studies
Step-by-step analysis of clinical cases and application of:
Coronally repositioned flap
Single incision technique
Modified laterally slided flap approach
Envelope technique,
Tunneling technique.
Lesson 5. Papilla Preservation and Reconstruction Techniques Around Dental Implants
Remodeling of hard and soft tissues post-tooth extraction
Digital tools and surgical techniques for pre-operative diagnosis and analyzing critical factors for tissue volume correction
Peri-implant phenotype analysis and surgical intervention in extraction and implantation phases
Autologous connective tissue as the gold standard for managing extraction socket seal
Tunnel technique for thickening supracrestal soft tissues for peri-implant papilla restoration
Volumes of hard and soft tissues for individualized tissue growth during prosthetic provisionalization.
