Soft Tissue Masterclass with Ricardo Kern (2nd-4th November 2023)

We are truly delighted to be able to welcome Ricardo back to the UK for this 3 day Soft Tissue Masterclass in Manchester.

This course has been carefully structured to cover all aspects of soft tissue management both around natural teeth and dental implants.

Day 1 will cover

The pink and white aesthetic balance philosophy
Concepts for digital planning – Surgical aesthetic rehabilitation
Perfect team communication tools – From surgery to laboratory
Crown Lengthening “A to Z”
Influence of tissue design on restorative aesthetic results
Factors that affect precision
Factors that affect short term predictability and long term stability
Crown Lengthening conjugated with aesthetic restorative procedures – Surgery, wax-up, mock-up, tooth preparation and restorative execution

Key Points for Immediate Implants Immediate Temporisation in the Aesthetic Zone

From Biology to prosthetic management.

Factors that affect stability of tissues around implants.

Factors that influence bone loss and peri-implantitis development around implants
Provisional design for immediate temporisation in immediate implant cases and on grafted sites
Decision-making process: how deep place implant platform x Abutment design anatomy of emergence profile
CT graft for immediate implants
Full maxilla implant, Soft tissue graft, temporisation and conditioning cases

Day 2 will cover

Harvesting muco-gingival grafts
Tuberosity
FGG and de-epithelialised CT graft
Sub-epithelial CT Graft

Recipient Site Preparation
The Layering Technique: All the insights about how the site preparation influence performance, thickness , keratinisation, mucogingival line relocation and aesthetic “blending” results from universal use in mucogingival grafts

Table Top Concept
VIP-CT for Bone regeneration
VIP-CT for Vertical soft tissue Deficiencies

Day 3 will cover

Applying all the concepts learned to treat complex rehabilitation cases

Aesthetic Compromised implants; Step-by-step how to classify and treat implants with Perio/Implant tissue deficiency, from simple to advanced approaches. Full protocol discussion from planning, grafting and prosthetic management

Vertical/Horizontal deficient sites in the aesthetic zone; Step-by-Step for build-up the proper tissue framework in the aesthetic zone, from simple to advanced cases. Full protocol discussion from planning , grafting and prosthetic management

Hands on Practicals performed on Pigs Heads

Hands-on 1:

Soft tissue management for recession

Anatomy, histology and physiology of the periodontal complex of donor and recipient areas
Periodontal phenotype and classification of defects

Refinement and precision of incisions in the preparation of flaps and donor areas

Success criteria for root coverage. The check list that you need to comply with for predictability of results in root coverage

Hands-on 2:

Coronally Advanced Flap Incision Design from single to Multiple sites

Donor area approach: Pros and cons of each type of graft and post-surgical treatment

Hands-on 3:

Tunneling
Lateral Pedicle
Doble papila
Laterally Closed Tunnel and Modified Vista
Suturing refinement

GDC Learning Outcome C