Every year more dental implants are placed and restored worldwide. Current implant principles dictate implant placement for optimal form, function, and esthetics and not simply where the available bone is. With this in mind, proper management of an extraction socket is essential. After an extraction, up to 50% of a socket can be lost within the first year. The majority of this occurs in the first three months. The loss usually occurs at the expense of the thinner buccal plate creating a compromised site. Proper socket management at the time of extraction results in a less complex staged implant placement. Without proper socket management ideal implant placement may require multiple, complex and expensive surgeries with less predictable results.

This course will explore the current advances in grafting techniques utilizing allograft bone materials. Hands-on training to preserve post-extraction sockets and reconstruct bone in sites with buccal plate defects is included. The presenters will discuss when it is appropriate to place an implant at the time of extraction and the current practical protocols. Biologic and clinical considerations will be discussed to simplify implant therapy both at the surgical and prosthetic level.
 

The hands-on training and techniques and procedures practiced can be used in your practice immediately.
 

Learning Objectives: At completion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
 

1. Diagnose and manage extraction and grafting

2. Diagnose and manage ridge repair and augmentation

3. Understand the principles and decision making of immediate implant placement

4. Provide socket grafting, ridge repair, suturing, and membrane placement