Soft Tissue First: Restoring Interdental Papillae Around Teeth and Implants
Soft Tissue First: Restoring Interdental Papillae Around Teeth and Implants
Course overview
Soft tissue appearance determines the aesthetic outcome of any restorative treatment.
Combining advanced surgical protocols and biomaterial innovation, this course reveals the correct approach to restoring interdental papillae and peri-implant tissue management for predictable, aesthetic outcomes.
During the course, you will learn to:
Enhance soft tissue phenotype and manage muco-gingival deformities around teeth and implants
Master surgical flap design and suturing techniques for optimal healing and aesthetic outcomes
Perform Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF) and Connective Tissue Graft (CTG) procedures for root coverage and soft tissue augmentation
Apply open membrane techniques using D-PTFE, NeoGen®, and Cytoplast® membranes for immediate and delayed implant placement, ridge preservation, and guided bone regeneration (GBR).
Join now to learn how to preserve, restore, and manage soft tissue and interdental papillae around teeth and implants with precision, efficiency, and simplified protocols.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. New Concept of the Open Membrane Technique with a D-PTFE Membrane for Aesthetic Implantation
Implantation considerations in the aesthetic zone
Emergence profile and restoration contour
NeoGen®: Application of reinforced and non-reinforced membranes
Cytoplast®: Application of dense PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) membranes
Delayed implant placement with GBR approach
Immediate implant placement with ridge preservation
Immediate implant placement after tooth extraction protocols
Analysis of clinical cases.
Lesson 2. Multifaceted Approach to Peri-Implant Tissue Preservation
Hard tissue management using PTFE membranes
Soft tissue control with provisional restorations
Working with Nobel Biocare N1™ system
Abutment selection and working with emergence profile
Step-by-step anterior implant placement with guided bone regeneration (GBR) technique
Analysis of clinical cases.
Lesson 3. Diagnosis and Treatment of Muco-Gingival Deformities Around Teeth
Diagnose gingival recession: etiology, classifications, and clinical assessment
Review of basic root coverage techniques, including coronally advanced flap (CAF)
The concept of soft tissue phenotype around teeth and its clinical relevance
Surgical techniques to enhance or improve soft tissue phenotype
Review of connective tissue graft (CTG) and coronally advanced flap for root coverage
Prognostic factors contributing to successful root coverage: tissue thickness, keratinized tissue width, patient-related factors
Flap design principles and suturing techniques for optimal healing
The role of biomaterials and growth factors in soft tissue augmentation
Review of clinical case studies with before-and-after outcomes.
Lesson 4. Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF): Video Demonstration of the Technique
Flap design and incision planning
Handling of interdental papillae and keratinized tissue
Suturing techniques for optimal healing
Video Demonstration:
Step-by-step CAF procedure
Handling complications and anatomical challenges
Tips for achieving predictable outcomes.
Tissue thickness, keratinized tissue width, and root morphology
Patient-related factors affecting success
Indications for using connective tissue graft (CTG) with CAF
Harvesting and handling of the graft
Placement techniques to enhance root coverage and tissue thickness
Literature analysis
Objective of soft tissue around teeth.
