This limited participant, intensive course will have didactic and hands on components. The goal of the course is to understand the relationship between restorative dentistry, soft tissue health and soft tissue manipulation.
There will be a strong emphasis on perio-plastic surgical procedures, including crown lengthening and connective tissue grafts, with hands-on exercises specifically aimed at developing skills in these techniques.
Course Summary
Perio Plastic Procedures in Restorative Practice
Intensive 2-day program with lectures and hands-on program to give participants an in-depth understanding of perio-prosthodontic relationships, including useful perioplasty procedures.
Hands-on exercises include crown lengthening, bowl retention, ridge augmentation with connective tissue and an exercise in oval pontic development.
Other topics coverd in this course:
biologic width and its importance to the restorative dentist,
margin location, diastema closure,
management of flat gingival architecture,
management of rotated teeth
and lastly ovate pontics will be comprehensively discussed with and emphasis on how to incorporate them into your clinical practice, this will include a hands on exercise.