BONE GRAFTING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT
Prosthetic Guided Bone Regeneration
A Hand’s on Program / February 3, 2024
Bone grafting can be confusing. A multiplicity of techniques exists to regenerate bone around teeth (GTR) and in preparation for successful dental implant therapy (GBR). Ideal bone regeneration and wound healing are dependent upon choosing the proper surgical technique and correct combination of bone graft material, growth factors and barrier membranes.
A bone grafting algorithm that leads to consistent success will be discussed. A thorough discussion of the various opportunities for bone grafting for implant placement will be discussed. These include socket preservation (bone grafting at the time of extraction), site development and simultaneous implant placement and bone grafting.
Participants will have the opportunity to perform bone grafting procedures on models and pig jaws.
At the end of this presentation, the participant will understand:Â
- The types of bone grafts available – autogenous, allografts, xenografts, & synthetics
- The value of a barrier membrane and how to use it – resorbable vs non-resorbable
The use of growth factors in bone grafting success - How to combine and time grafting to achieve predictable success around teeth and in preparation for dental implant therapy
- Flap designs and suturing techniques for extraction and bone grafting, horizontal ridge augmentation, and ridge expansion.Â
