Module IV

Periodontal regenerative procedures

Summary:

Periodontal regenerative surgical treatment enables the full restoration of hard and soft tissue periodontal defects. Thus, it improves the prognosis for preserving a tooth or teeth.

During Module IV, we discuss modern strategies for periodontal regenerative treatment using growth factors, biomaterials, and autogenous subepithelial connective tissue grafts. During the three days of training, we focus on learning microsurgical techniques, which are the foundation of effective periodontal regeneration, even in cases of advanced tissue loss in the esthetic zone.

Contents:

• Periodontal wound healing and regeneration
• Clinical and radiographic diagnosis of periodontal bony defects
• Factors affecting the effectiveness of periodontal regeneration of intrabony defects
• Materials used in periodontal regenerative surgery (grafts, biomaterials, barrier membranes, growth factors)
• Papilla preservation techniques and minimally invasive approaches: the single flap approach (SFA), the double flap approach (DFA)
• Use of autogenous subepithelial connective tissue grafts in regenerative procedures
• The minimally invasive approach versus the mucogingival approach to periodontal regeneration in the esthetic zone: the entire papilla preservation technique (EPPT) and the connective tissue wall (CTW) technique
• The treatment of horizontal bone defects in the esthetic zone
• Complications following periodontal regenerative surgery: prevention and management

Hands-on training:

• Treatment planning for periodontal vertical intrabony defects
• Harvesting a subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) using the de-epithelialization technique
• The single flap approach (SFA) and the SCTG in the treatment of containing an intrabony defect
• The connective tissue wall (CTW) technique in the treatment of an extensive intrabony defect in the esthetic zone