35 Years of Guided Bone Regeneration
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Dr. Daniel Buser is one of the most experienced international implant surgeons with 35 years of surgical experience. He widely lectures at national and international conferences, and CE courses to share his knowledge. He has been Professor of Oral Surgery at the University of Bern/Switzerland (2000-19). He also served as President of various academic associations including the EAO (1996/97), and the ITI (2009-13). He re¬cei¬ved several scientific awards, among others the André Schroeder Research Prize by the ITI (1995), the Daniel M. Laskin Award (1996), the Honorary Membership Award by the AAP (1997), the Brånemark Osseointegration Award by the AO (2013), and the ITI Honorary Fellowship (2017). With his team, he has authored and co-authored more than 400 publications and book chapters on translational research in the field of implant dentistry. He is also Editor and main author the famous GBR Book by Quintessence, which was published as 3rd edition in Nov 2021.
In this lecture I will share very challenging clinical cases that without IDR technique it could not be managed using flapless procedures with minimally invasive surgeries, thus requiring a flap surgeries, longer treatment, more expensive treatment, and with greater unpredictability of results regarding the final gingival architecture.
In this path it will be introduced a new perspective to manage compromised sockets with severe bone loss using flapless surgery in a simplest way possible based on biological response using only autogenous tissue harvested from maxillary tuberosity.
It will be presented several demanding clinical cases, which showed one or more compromised socket walls of the tooth involved, with or without changes of the gingival margin and papillae position, with long-term of clinical, radiographic and CBCT scan follow-up.
Our main goal is to discuss about the limitations of the IDR technique. Is there any limit of the IDR technique in the treatment of very complex clinical cases in compromised sockets?
Come to this amazing congress and I will answer this question for you.
I'll share with you more than 20 years of experience on this subject.
The main goals of the IDR workshop are to demonstrate improvement of the practitioner’s management of compromised fresh extraction sockets in the esthetic zone; to explain the step-by-step, indications, and advantages of de IDR concept; to describe how to obtain an autogenous bone graft from maxillary tuberosity in the easiest way possible; and to review the management of the graft and complete reconstruction of the alveolar defects. In the IDR workshop the participants will be able to apply all the steps related to the technique on the IDR models specially developed for this course. This is the first introduction in the IDR concept.
Anterior implant esthetics: Mastering soft and hard tissue regeneration for ultimate long-term success
Currently, there are a variety of successful techniques available for hard-and soft tissue regeneration. For GBR procedures we have excellent long-term documentations.
However, one major drawback today is the lack of volume stability of bone augmentations on the buccal aspects of implants. In order to improve volume stability in esthetic areas and to reduce the invasiveness and improve patient care the next level for hard- and soft tissue regeneration needs to be achieved. On the level of hard tissue regeneration this presentation provides you with a new GBR technique using stabilized bone graft materials (L-shape technique) providing better volume stability on the buccal aspect.
On the level of the soft tissue there is a need to replace the invasive techniques of autogenous grafts and replace them by volume stable soft tissue substitutes. Highly interesting results of randomized controlled clinical studies will be presented.
„Esthetic implant placement with simultaneous soft- and hard tissue regeneration for ultimate long-term success“
Hands-on parts - techniques presented:
Ronald E. Jung is trained in prosthodontics, implant therapy and oral surgery. He is the Chairman and Clinic Director for the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, at the Center for Dental Medicine, University of Zürich, Switzerland. In 2006 he worked as Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA. In 2008 he finalized his “Habilitation“ (venia legendi) in dental medicine and was appointed at the University of Zürich.
In 2011 he received his PhD doctorate degree of the University of Amsterdam, ACTA dental school, The Netherlands. In 2013 he worked as a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences at Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, USA. In 2015 he has been promoted to full Professorship for Implantology at the University of Zurich and was Head of the Division of Implantology at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, until January 2022.
In 2022 he has been appointed Chairman and Ordinary Professor for Reconstructive Dentistry at the University of Zürich. He is an accomplished and internationally renowned lecturer and researcher, best known for his work in the field of hard and soft tissue management and his research on new technologies in implant dentistry. He is currently President of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO), Past President of the Swiss Society of Reconstructive Dentistry and member of the Board of Directors of the Osteology Foundation.
Current Concepts on Peri-Implantitis Surface Decontamination
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Dr. George Kotsakis received his DDS from the University of Athens and after graduation he practiced in Athens, Greece for several years prior to coming to the US. He then completed his residency in Periodontics and MS in Science at the University of Minnesota when he first got involved in Peri-implantitis research. Following his training, he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. In 2018, he moved to UT Health at San Antonio where he is currently an Associate Professor of Periodontics, UTHSCA, San Antonio, TX and Director of the ITI Scholarship Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and he holds the Roland Meffert Endowed Professorship in Implant Dentistry. He is a clinical researcher focusing on bone regeneration procedures in Implant surgery and Peri-implantitis Therapy. At UT Health San Antonio, he directs the NIH-funded Translational Periodontal Research Lab conducting research on the biological mechanisms underlying peri-implant bone loss and developing novel treatments for dental and biomedical implants. Dr. Kotsakis has published over 80 peer-reviewed scientific articles and textbook chapters with more than 13,000 citations of his work. He is one of the few Dental researchers to have been published in prestigious medical publications, such as the Lancet and PNAS.
He has been the recipient of multiple career and research awards from the American Academy of Periodontology, the Academy of Periodontology Foundation and other organizations. Additionally, he serves as an Associate Editor and as an Editorial review board member for multiple prestigious Dental journals. Dr. Kotsakis practices Periodontics in the UTHealth San Antonio intramural clinics with a focus on treating implant complications and peri-implantitis. He lectures frequently both nationally and internationally on implant surgical techniques, alveolar bone regeneration and peri-implantitis therapy.
Sinus Grafting 36 Years: Clinical Myths and Realities
This clinical based presentation is based on the presenter's 36-year experience with more than 1600 sinus grafts. It will focus on 12 commonly held myths of lateral wall and crestal sinus grafting and will provide evidence-based data as well as long term clinical data to explain the realities of these myths. Included in this presentation will be the biology of the sinus membrane and graft materials, membrane anatomy and physiology, management of large and complete membrane perforation, and grafting in the presence of pathology for both lateral wall and crestal sinus grafts.
After this presentation, attendees will
Alveolar Ridge Augmentation Workshop
This hands-on workshop will focus on the key principles involved for horizontal and vertical alveolar ridge augmentation. It will feature incision design, flap management, site preparation, graft materials, growth factors, barrier membranes (ti mesh) and soft tissue closure (suturing techniques).
Learning objectives
Dr. Pikos is originally from Campbell, Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He also graduated with honors from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Dr. Pikos completed an internship at Miami Valley Hospital and residency training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, Montefiore Hospital.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. Dr. Pikos is the recipient of the 2006 Aaron Gershkoff Memorial Award from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and the 2015 Saul Schluger Memorial Award for Top Educator. He is also the first recipient of the Carl E. Misch Advanced Dental Implant Studies Education Award (2017).
He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine. He is also a Courtesy Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Adjunct Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, School of Dentistry, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Pikos is on the Editorial Board of the following journals: Implant Dentistry, Inside Dentistry, the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry and the Journal of Implant and Advanced Clinical Dentistry.
As an OMS, he is one of the first clinicians to recognize the relevance of Cone Beam CT and interactive CT technology for comprehensive diagnosis and treatment planning along with its implementation for implant based oral rehabilitation. As a result, Dr. Pikos has made this high technology a cornerstone of both his private practice and Institute.
Dr. Pikos has extensive experience in hard and soft tissue procedures and has placed more than 35,000 implants since 1983. He also emphasizes interactive CT technology along with foundational principles of prosthetics and biomechanics that dictate the ultimate success of comprehensive implant rehabilitation.
Dr. Pikos is the author of the book “Bone Augmentation in Implant Dentistry” published by Quintessence Publishing. He has lectured extensively on dental implants in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Dr. Pikos is an active member and frequent lecturer for the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Academy of Periodontics, the Academy of Osseointegration, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.
Dr. Pikos is founder and CEO of the Pikos Institute. Since 1990 he has been teaching advanced bone and soft tissue grafting courses along with full arch immediate reconstruction courses with alumni that now number more than 6,800 from all 50 states and 67 countries. Dr. Pikos maintains a private practice which is limited exclusively to implant surgery in Trinity, Florida.
Future perspectives on the treatment of peri-implantitis
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From 1999 until 2002, Frank Schwarz has worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the University Homburg as well as in the Dep. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Ludwig Maximilians University, München. In 2002 he moved to the Department of Oral Surgery at the Heinrich Heine University, where he became Associate Professor in 2006 and Clinical Professor in 2010. Frank Schwarz has a special degree in Oral Surgery and Oral Implantology. He received several appointment offers, such as Director in Implant Dentistry at the New York University (NYU), Professor in Implant Dentistry at the HongKong University, or as Professor in Oral Surgery at the University of Leeds. In 2013 he became Honorary Professor at the Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia (School of Dentistry and Oral Health) and in 2015, he was appointed as Full Professor in Oral Medicine and Peri-implant Infections at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Since February 2018, he is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral Surgery and Implantology at the Centre for Dentistry and Oral Medicine (Carolinum), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany.
He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and Editorial Board Member for Periodontology 2000, Clinical Oral Implants Research and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.
He is a Member of the Board of Directors of the European Association for Osseointegration – EAO, Executive Board Member of the Osteology Foundation, and Former President of the German Association of Oral Implantology (DGI).
He was awarded the André Schröder Research Prize in 2007, the Miller Research Prize in 2012 and the Jan Lindhe Award in 2017.
Soft Tissue Grafting at Implant Sites and Novel Approaches for Papilla Augmentation
Achieving optimal esthetics and long-term stability around dental implants remains a key challenge in modern implant therapy. Soft tissue deficiencies and loss of papillae in the anterior region can compromise esthetic harmony and patient satisfaction, even when osseointegration is successful. This lecture will present contemporary concepts and techniques for peri-implant soft tissue augmentation, highlighting evidence-based protocols that enhance mucosal thickness, keratinized tissue, and papilla height. Emphasis will be placed on novel, minimally invasive surgical strategies to prevent and treat implant esthetic complications. Clinical indications, flap designs, and prosthetic considerations will be discussed through documented case series and research data. The session will conclude with practical recommendations for papilla reconstruction in different case scenarios.
Soft Tissue Grafting at Implant Sites and Novel Approaches for Papilla Augmentation
Achieving optimal esthetics and long-term stability around dental implants remains a key challenge in modern implant therapy. Soft tissue deficiencies and loss of papillae in the anterior region can compromise esthetic harmony and patient satisfaction, even when osseointegration is successful. This lecture will present contemporary concepts and techniques for peri-implant soft tissue augmentation, highlighting evidence-based protocols that enhance mucosal thickness, keratinized tissue, and papilla height. Emphasis will be placed on novel, minimally invasive surgical strategies to prevent and treat implant esthetic complications. Clinical indications, flap designs, and prosthetic considerations will be discussed through documented case series and research data. The session will conclude with practical recommendations for papilla reconstruction in different case scenarios.
Full-time faculty member in the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Division of Periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Boston, USA), Dr. Tavelli graduated from the University of Milan in 2017. He completed his three-year residency in Periodontics and his Master of Science in 2020 at the University of Michigan. His main focus has been to conduct clinical research in periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgery.
Dr. Tavelli has published more than 80 scholarly publications in international peer-reviewed journals in periodontics and implant dentistry. He has been the recipient of several research awards, including the 2021 Goldman Clinical Research award by the Italian Society of Periodontology (SiDP), the 2020 American Academy of Periodontology Balint Orban Research Competition, first prize in the research competition at the 2020 National Osteology Symposium, the 2020 American Academy of Periodontology Foundation School Research Award, and first prize in the research competition at the third International Symposium on soft tissue management focused on teeth and implant dentistry in Florence, Italy.
Since August 2021, Dr. Tavelli has been a full-time faculty at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, USA.
New Perspectives on Posterior Vertical Ridge Augmentation
Vertical and horizontal augmentation presents one of the greatest challenges of bone regeneration in implant dentistry. This is primarily due to the difficulty of the surgical procedure and its potential complications. However, it has been demonstrated that successful clinical outcomes can be predictably achievable when strict protocols are followed. The detailed understanding of clinical anatomy should guide the clinician when managing the soft tissue flaps in an attempt to securely close the flaps to achieve optimal healing environment of the graft. Graft immobilizations, the optimal use of graft materials are essential in achieving bone formation even in a distance from the bony walls. This presentation will summarize the essential steps of ridge augmentation and gives an insight how a clinician can learn these demanding procedures. New generation of personalized resorbable regeneration devices will have a world permier during this presentation
New Perspectives on Anterior Maxillary Vertical Ridge Augmentation
The anterior maxillary vertical defect is a complex challenge because it results in a loss of facial support, thereby creating asymmetry and an unsupported facial appearance that is greatly disturbing to the patient. Flap design, including the position of the crestal incision and the extension of the flap, greatly depends on the vestibular depth and the amount of keratinized tissue available. Minimally invasive flap management using the periosteo-elastic technique is crucial not only to ensure better soft tissue healing but also in the prevention of any infraorbital nerve branch or arterial injuries. In this lecture, techniques such as the suborbicularis preparation, the periosteoplasty, and the papilla shift will be demonstrated using high-quality video presentations. Minimally invasive bone harvesting techniques, membrane adaptation, and fixation techniques will also be demonstrated in conjunction with digital membrane placements. New evidence for advancement to achieve predictability without tissue damage will be presented during this session.
New Perspectives on Vertical and Horizontal Augmentation utilizing the Sausage Technique TM
Vertical and horizontal augmentation presents one of the greatest challenges of bone regeneration in implant dentistry. This is primarily due to the difficulty of the surgical procedure and its potential complications. These complications include postsurgical swelling, bruising, and potential neurosensory disturbances. Minimally invasive flap management that can minimize the chances of these complications will be revealed during this hands-on course.
Graft harvesting, membrane fixation for vertical augmentation as well as for the Sausage Technique TM will be practiced. A step by step approach how to protect the neurovascular bundles such as the mental nerve and to achieve a safe, tension free closure will be learned during this practical course.
Learning objectives:
Bone and soft tissue reconstruction around peri – implantitis
This hands-on will focus on the selection of regenerative approaches in the treatment of peri-implant defects. Open versus closed healing approaches using different graft materials and growth factors will be demonstrated. Surface decontamination is an essential part of the success of this therapy and implant macro as well micro design plays an important role of the success. Non-confined, vertical defects around peri-implantitis involved implants are considered to be the most challenging. This session will also discuss surgical approaches treating these demanding defects around implants. A decision tree of techniques selection based on defect type when treating peri-implantitis will be presented.
Dr. Urban received his DMD degree and subsequently his MD degree from Semmelweis University School of Medicine and Dentistry (Budapest, Hungary) in 1991 and 1996.
He completed a full-time program in oral surgery at St. Istvan Hospital in Budapest, Hungary (1992-1996). He completed his internship program in Periodontics at UCLA. After he graduated from the Fellowship Program (1999-2000) in Implant Dentistry at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, he was appointed assistant professor the following year. Dr. Urban is licensed in the state of California (USA) and has a private practice in Budapest, Hungary.
Dr. Urban received his PhD degree in Periodontology in 2012 at the University of Szeged, Hungary. He is currently an honorary professor at the University of Szeged.
Dr. Urban is a board member of the Osteology Foundation and has published scientific articles and textbook chapters on bone regeneration and soft tissue reconstructive surgery around dental implants. Dr. Urban is an adjunct clinical associate professor at the Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan. Recently, Dr. Urban has become a lecturer at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Urban is the author of the textbook titled Vertical and Horizontal Augmentation published by Quintessence, which has been published in 12 languages. Dr. Urban recently authored the second part of the book titled VERTICAL 2: The NEXT LEVEL
Soft Tissue Reconstruction Around Implant Complications
Soft Tissue Reconstruction Around Implant
Soft tissue management around implants is becoming more and more critical e especially for the esthetic outcome. The possibility to maintain a good buccal soft tissue profile and papilla height is well established in the case of immediate implant placement when the anatomic condition at the tooth that has to extracted are ideal: intact papillae and interdental bone picks, healthy buccal bone position and thickness and correct position of the gingival margin. What still has not been established is the possibility to improve the buccal and interproximal soft tissue profile in the presence of interdental papilla loss or loss of attachment at the level of the tooth adjacent to that that has to be extracted.
Even more is not well established the possibility to reconstruct peri-implant papilla in the presence of multiple edentulous sites with horizontal and vertical soft and hard tissue defects
The possibility and limits of soft tissue management to solve these challenging clinical situations will be shown during the lecture.