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Hard Tissue Topics to be covered:
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Principles of bone augmentation
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Defect classification
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Graft materials and membranes
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Armamentarium
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Flap management and suturing
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Autogenous bone harvest
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Titanium mesh technique
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GBR with resorbable barriers
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Ridge expansion/splitting protocols
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Bone blocks and plates
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Decision tree for defect management
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Complications
​Course Description:
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Bone augmentation can be a very challenging area of implant dentistry. Procedures are very technique sensitive and the complications can be severe. This course will offer an advanced hard tissue augmentation review. Principles involved in bone grafting will first be reviewed along with pertinent didactic information. Focus will be shed on a few techniques that will be thoroughly presented. Clinical cases will be presented to outline the decision making process involved in procedure planning. This will be followed with hands-on exercises to implement the presented information
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Hard Tissue Hands on Training:
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-Labial flap release
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-Lingual flap release
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GBR with resorbable barrier
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-GBR with non-resorbable barrier
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-Double layer suturing
Dr. Ehab Guirges (Periodontist)
Dr. Guirges obtained his Bachelors degree in dentistry from Alexandria University, Egypt. He then joined his father in a specialty practice focusing on dental implant rehabilitation. In 2012 Dr. Guirges joined the periodontics fellowship program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. Following which he pursued a Masters degree and residency in periodontics at CWRU.In 2016 Dr. Guirges joined the implant restoration fellowship program at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He currently maintains a full time position in private practice limited to periodontal surgery and dental implant rehabilitation.Dr Guirges has lectured nationally and internationally on topics that include; Hard and soft tissue augmentation around implants, periodontal-plastic surgery, and immediate implant placement strategies.
