Module 'Surgical techniques'
The module analyses the current status of surgical techniques in oral implantology by way of lectures, seminars and patient demonstrations. Up-to-date techniques are demonstrated live.
Content of teaching unit
Advanced surgical techniques
- Bone augmentation using synthetic, xenogenous, allogenous materials
- Bone augmentation using oral autogenous bone (block, particulated)
- Membranes, membrane techniques
- Sinus augmentation, one-sided/two-sided
- Nerve transposition
- Distraction osteogenesis
- Extra-oral bone transplants
- Microvascular reanastomosed tissue transfer
- Reconstruction of severely reabsorbed maxilla and mandibule
- Soft tissue management
- Pedicle flap soft tissue transplants
- Free connective tissue transplants
- Free epithelial transplants
- Vestibulum reconstruction
Aftercare (postoperative treatment) / management of complications
- Documentation and recall
- Statistics: success and survival rates, failure rates
- Mucousitis and periimplantitis: diagnosis and treatment
- Explantations