Abstract:
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

Hard tissue topics:
-Principles of bone augmentation
-Defect classification
-Graft materials and membranes
-Armamentarium
-Flap management and suturing
-Autogenous bone harvest
-Titanium mesh technique
-GBR with resorbable barriers
-Ridge expansion/splitting protocols
-Bone blocks and plates
-Decision tree for defect management
-Complications

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Hands on:
-Labial flap release
-Lingual flap release
-Titanium mesh technique
-GBR with resorbable barrier
-Double layer suturing