Course Content

This lecture will focus on the dynamics of gingival tissue, and how it responds to immediate, compared to delayed from a scientific and clinical perspective. The key points for achieving optimal gingival esthetics will be discussed.

Objectives

I.    Compare the differences between immediate and delayed implants.

II.   Review of the literature in four areas: thickness, bone, implant position and prosthetic emergence.

III.  Understand factors for patient selection for immediate load implants.

Outline

I.   Introduction

II.  Literature reveiw of gingival bio-type

III. Literature review of bone

IV.  Literature review of implant position

V.   Literature review of prosthetic emergence

References

Kan, JY., Rungcharassaeng, K., Morimoto, T., Lozada, J.  Facial gingival tissue stability after connective tissue graft with single immediate tooth replacement in the esthetic zone.  J of Oral and maxillofacial surgery. November, 2009 (40-48).