Speaker
Subject: 490 - Periodontics
Credits: 6
Friday, June 19: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lunch Break: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Audience: D, R
Fee: $595 {$645}
Location: Moscone West, Level 2, Room 2011
Speaker Bio: Gainsville, Florida; Professor Emeritus; Periodontics Department, University of Florida; Consultant
Participants are required to bring:
Description: Subgingival margin placement can be a challenge for the restorative dentist, including patient satisfaction with esthetic appearance. In this hands-on workshop, experience manipulation of gingival and boney margins to obtain satisfying restorative results with defining end points and providing essential biologic width. Learn when to use a laser vs. a traditional flap in enhancing a positive result in a timely manner.
Learning objectives:
- Collect data to determine case selection and choose appropriate surgical techniques.
- Define anatomical limitations of surgical restorative access.
- Determine case selection and choose surgical flap/laser techniques to achieve restorative access including flap manipulation, closed laser and suturing methodologies.
- Investigate laser utilization including wavelengths and respective techniques.
- Review indications for mucogingival augmentation including attached gingivae and ridge anatomy.
- Develop post-operative evaluation protocols assessing wound healing and complications.
