Coronally Advanced Flap

Program Description:

The video explores advanced soft tissue techniques, with a focus on managing gingival recession, various flap procedures, and grafting alternatives. It emphasizes the importance of keratinized tissue and introduces a less invasive alternative to autogenous connective tissue grafts to minimize patient discomfort. The video provides a detailed demonstration of several techniques, including creating recession, handling dermal tissue, and suturing for graft stability. It also highlights the critical steps of hydrating and trimming the dermis prior to grafting and advocates for considering this alternative approach to enhance patient outcomes.

Program Objectives:

• Understand advanced soft tissue techniques for managing gingival recession.
• Explore various flap procedures and grafting alternatives.
• Recognize the importance of keratinized tissue in soft tissue management.
• Evaluate less invasive alternatives to autogenous connective tissue grafts to reduce patient discomfort.
• Learn detailed techniques for handling dermal tissue, including suturing for graft stability.
• Identify the critical steps of hydrating and trimming dermis prior to grafting.
• Consider alternative grafting methods to improve patient outcomes.

Tunnel Techniques

Program Description:

The content centers on soft tissue management, specifically using dermis tissue allograft in both slab and tunnel techniques. It emphasizes the advantages of the tunnel technique, such as enhanced aesthetics, a conservative approach, better blood supply, and reduced postoperative morbidity. Different tunnel techniques are examined, with a focus on the significance of gingival thickness and keratinized tissue. The use of dermis tissue allograft is recommended for achieving stable outcomes. Additionally, the importance of practice and skill development in these procedures is highlighted.

Program Objectives:

• Understand the role of dermis tissue allograft in soft tissue management using slab and tunnel techniques.
• Recognize the advantages of the tunnel technique, including enhanced aesthetics, a conservative approach, improved blood supply, and reduced postoperative morbidity.
• Examine various tunnel techniques with an emphasis on gingival thickness and keratinized tissue.
• Implement dermis tissue allograft to achieve stable outcomes.
• Highlight the importance of practice and skill development for successful implementation of these techniques.

Soft Tissue Phenotype and Augmentation at the Implant site

Program Description:

The lecture focuses on the essential role of soft tissue grafting in dental implant procedures, emphasizing the significance of pre-implant soft tissue phenotype and the effects of soft tissue and mucosal thickness. It explores various augmentation techniques, including autogenous grafts and dermis allografts, illustrated through case studies.

Program Objectives:

• Understand the importance of soft tissue grafting in dental implant procedures.
• Identify the significance of pre-implant soft tissue phenotype and its impact on outcomes.
• Evaluate the effects of soft tissue and mucosal thickness in implant success.
• Explore various augmentation techniques, including autogenous grafts and dermis allografts.
• Analyze case studies to illustrate the application of different grafting techniques.