Pink Aesthetics: Recession and Gingival Smile Treatment

Pink Aesthetics: Recession and Gingival Smile Treatment

Category: Periodontology

Instructor(s): Marco Sanciu, Renan Dalla, Georg Gassmann, Filippo Tomarelli

Course structure: Lessons: 5 lessons | Duration: 6 h 44 min

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.

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.

Who is this course for?

This online course is designed for dentists and dental professionals interested in periodontology, clinical decision-making and evidence-informed dental practice.