After the success of regional bone & tissue days in Bangkok, Istanbul, Budapest, Madrid and Cape Town under 2013, botiss biomaterials has organized its second bone & tissue days / World Congress in its hometown Berlin.

Between 18 and 20 September 2014, more than 800 international participants joined the bone & tissue days / World Congress at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin. 65 international leading speakers from universities as well as established practices lectured on new innovative technologies, treatment- and therapy concepts of bone and soft tissue regeneration and lead workshops and practical exercises.

The members of the scientific and clinical board, Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Hans Florian Zeilhofer (University Basel) and Dr. Anton Sculean (University Bern) gave a warm welcome to the international audience and opened the congress for all participants. With regard to the topic periodontology, PD Dr. Adrian Kasaj gave a lecture about “Management of gingival recessions by the use of soft tissue substitutes”. Furthermore Dr. Marius Steigmann presented new flap designs and specific suturing techniques to improve soft tissue management. With Dr. Steigmann´s famous saying “think twice”, he explained that today you should not only consider the bone but also the soft tissue.
After a successful congress with 65 international renowned speakers, the Friday night was used to celebrate the successful congress days at the “Umspannwerk Kreuzberg”. The guests enjoyed themselves with Apéro riche and a live-band until late at night.