Favorable implant outcomes depend greatly on adequate bone and soft tissue for restoratively-driven implant placement, long-term function, and optimal esthetics. For the practicing clinician, predictability of graft materials is extremely important where they must be biocompatible, easy to use, and provide structure and function to support dental implants. Clinicians who perform implant surgery are constantly challenged with alveolar bone atrophy including simple and complex bone defects. To treat all patients desiring implant therapy, we must advance our skills to perform bone grafts such as socket augmentation and guided bone regeneration (GBR) to improve implant outcomes. This presentation will reinforce principles of bone grafting, indications to use various materials, and procedures to improve implant outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
This course will familiarize the participant with socket augmentation techniques to optimize implant placement and long-term success.
This course will focus on proper diagnosis and selection of graft materials and techniques to improve augmentation outcomes.
This course will help the participant avoid and manage common complications of grafting procedures.
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