Main Podium

Hard and Soft Tissue Timing or Consideration Augmentation for Ideal Dental Esthetics--Immediate or Delayed

Thursday, October 24

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: Juniper Ballroom

CE: 1

AGD Code: 690

Audience: Intermediate

Please note that this presentation will be recorded and available for purchase at a later date.

Speaker(s)

Suheil Boutros, DDS, MS, FAAID, DABOI/ID

ZimmerBiomet: Consultant (Status: Ongoing)
Michael Sonick, DMD

ZimmerBiomet: Honorarium (Status: Ongoing)

Today, osseointegration alone is no longer enough. Implants must not only be stable but in the correct esthetic position. The excuse, “well that is where the bone was,” is no longer acceptable. The position that creates the most beautiful and functional prosthesis dictates the location of the implant, not the ridge morphology. Bone can be regenerated or preserved if necessary. Techniques that are now available to augment hard and soft tissue at the various phases of treatment will be shown. These include particulate bone grafting, guided bone regeneration with bio-absorbable and non-resorbable membranes and the use of ridge expanders. The sequence and timing of implant placement and regeneration will vary depending on the situation. Implant placement may be immediate or delayed up to nine months depending on the quality and quantity of bone. The advantages and disadvantages of each of the treatment modalities will also be discussed. Four grafting timing possibilities will be discussed: 1) at the time of extraction (site preservation); 2) post extraction (ridge augmentation); 3) simultaneous with extraction and implant placement (Immediate implantation), and 4) post extraction with simultaneous implantation and ridge augmentation (peri-implant GBR).

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the influence of implant position on bone and soft tissue
Understand the sequence and timing of dental implant placement possibilities
Understand the different bone grafting materials available for bone preservation and regeneration