



Bone Augmentation Course Details (Days 1 and 2)
Objectives
Understand the factors necessary for the success of any bone grafting procedure
How to diagnose and classify bone defects based on a proposed classification
How to manage buccal and lingual flaps for predictable primary closure
How to harvest particulate autogenous bone and autogenous bone blocks
How to manage vertical and horizontal defects based on presented decision trees
How to avoid complications and protocols for their management
Content
Course content:
Principles of bone augmentation
Defect classification
Flap management and suturing
Decision trees for vertical and horizontal bone augmentation
Autogenous bone harvest from tuberosity, ramus, and atypical sites
Step by step techniques: Ridge preservation for compromised sockets, Ridge expansion, Ridge splitting, GBR with resorbable barriers stabilized with tacks, GBR with resorbable barriers stabilized with sutures, Titanium mesh, Khoury technique
Clinical case review
Post-op management
Complications
Hands-on excersice
Ridge splitting with implant placement and veneer grafting
GBR with resrobable barrier stabilized with tacks
GBR with resorbable barriers stabilized with sutures
Titanium mesh for vertical augmentation
Ramus block harvest
Khoury technique
Labial and lingual flap release
Soft Tissue Workshop Full Details (Day 3)
Objectives
Understand the determinants of mucogingival health and stability around implants
How to diagnose soft tissue deficiencies, when to intervene, and how to treatment plan accordingly
Comprehend the importance of proper suturing technique and microsurgery
How to harvest soft tissue grafts predictably
Understand and visualize the step by step protocol for soft tissue techniques
Content
Content:
Anatomy and terminology
Literature review
Defect classification
Timeline of grafting
Armamentarium
Suturing
Harvesting techniques: Free gingival graft, Connective tissue graft, Tuberosity harvest
Step by step techniques: Apically positioned flap, Vestibuloplasty, Rotated palatal pedicle, Roll flap and modifications, VISTA/tunnel techniques
Clinical case review
Post-op management
Hands-on Training
Microsurgical suturing exercises
Harvest of autogenous tissue
Apically positioned flaps
Free gingival graft
Rotated palatal pedicle
Tunneling with CTG