Why do we need GBR in implant dentistry: CONTEMPORARY APPROACH & SOCKET GRAFTING IN IMPLANTS AND PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY

HANDS-ON: SOCKET GRAFTING IN IMPLANTS AND PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
Patients with thin phenotype has been reported to suffer with more than 50% bone loss following teeth extraction. Not only bone loss can complicate future implant placement but can also lead to poor prosthetic design for pontics in implants prosthodontics and conventional bridges. Socket grafting can be a very predictable minor operation when it is done properly, following correct biological principles and can convert complex implant cases into predictable and straightforward cases as well as can help us to design our future prosthesis in a hygienic and aesthetic design. This workshop will present set by step how to perform a successful socket grafting and will cover various indications when socket graftin is highly recommended.

TIME TABLE:
10:00 – 10:30 Introduction into bone management in implant dentistry
10:30 – 11:00 Bone and soft tissue changes at extraction sites: biology based understanding.
11:00 – 11:30 Indications for socket grafting
11:30 – 12:00 Techniques of socket grafting, evidence based approach.
12:00 – 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 – 14:00 Hands-on: Socket grafting workshop on animal heads

PODIUM LECTURE: HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL BONE AUGMENTATION: CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL APPROACHES
Guided bone regeneration (GBR) can be a predictable procedure aiming to compensate for the bone loss which has taken place following teeth removal. However, specific biology- based concepts have to be fully respected to achieve successful results with GBR such as using a well-stabilized slowly resorbing collagen membrane, to offer a well-isolated space underneath. This lecture will discuss contemporary approaches to guide you to improve your GBR results. The lecture will also discuss various indications for guided bone regeneration and clinical scenarios when GBR will not be suitable, and a staged bone augmentation approach will be required instead.