Reem N Atout
University of Manitoba, Canada
Title: Periodontal plastic and reconstructive gingival and bone grafting therapy- When should we graft?
Biography
Biography: Reem N Atout
Abstract
Esthetics is becoming a major component of the success of any dental treatment. Sometimes we are faced with some challenges with replacing the missing periodontium (soft tissue and bone) when we are working on natural teeth or dental implants Replacing missing teeth with Dental implants treatment has evolved over the years, initially when dental implants were used the main purpose of them was anchorage. Blade implants were used and esthetic was not a major concern. Nowadays a definition of a successful implant includes patients’ and clinician esthetic satisfaction. Especially that dental esthetics can affect the quality-of-life and the psychosocial wellbeing of patients. My presentation will give the dental practitioners the ability to identify the restorative and esthetic challenges with soft and hard tissue deficiencies, the need and timing of soft and hard tissue augmentation, mainly when it is involving heavily restored teeth, teeth in the esthetic zone and around dental implants. The different surgical techniques advantages and disadvantages of each in addition to their treatment objectives will be discussed. The presentation will have clinical cases with a variety of surgical techniques. Questions and discussion of the cases will be used to engage the audience. After this presentation the audience should be able to: 1. Diagnose areas at high risk of recession or future soft tissue complications. 2. Stage periodontal and prosthetic treatment to achieve optimal esthetic results 3. Review different periodontal plastic surgical techniques.