LECTURE 09:30 – 12:30
Mucogingival approach to implant placement
Immediate implant installation is traditionally considered as a flapless procedure and it is indicated only in sites with ideal anatomical conditions such as an intact facial bone wall with a thick wall phenotype (> 1 mm) and a thick gingival biotype. The aim of the lecture will be to describe a mucogingival approach to immediate implant installation that allows performing this surgical treatment also in different clinical scenarios, such as:

• Unfavorable position of the soft tissue margin of the tooth to be extracted
• Unfavorable condition of the soft tissue margin of the adjacent teeth (presence of gingival recession or altered passive eruption)
• Loss of papillae height and thickness of the tooth to be extracted
• Unfavorable condition of the buccal bone wall

Learning objectives:

• Identify indications for immediate implant placement
• Learn how to use properly the biomaterials for GBR
• Learn how to manage flap elevation and CTG

WORKSHOP 13:30 – 16:30
Mucogingival aesthetic surgery around teeth
The hands-on course is planned and designed to develop periodontal surgical skills. The aim of the workshop is to teach the participants the procedure of the coronal advanced flap, the harvesting technique of the connective tissue graft and the use of the collagen matrix mucoderm^® for the treatment of gingival recessions. The workshop will be held by Prof. Giovanni Zucchelli and Dr. Martina Stefanini who will show on the pig’s jaw the procedures that will be performed by all the participants. Participants will be individually followed while performing the exercises and will receive direct suggestions from the mentors.

Learning objectives:

• Describe step by step root coverage surgical procedures
• Describe step by step connective tissue graft harvesting
• Manipulation of mucoderm^® as CTG substitute
• Suturing techniques