Young ITI Lounge: Soft tissue management around dental implants

Successfully managing soft tissue around dental implants demands a clinician's thorough understanding during pre-surgical planning and a high level of surgical skill for precise execution, ensuring aesthetic, functional, and long-lasting results. In our daily practice, autogenous gingival grafts can be a valuable tool in various clinical situations, offering clinicians the potential and flexibility to enhance the quality and quantity of peri-implant soft tissue, ultimately leading to more pleasing outcomes. Moreover, understanding the indications and limitations of soft tissue substitutes is crucial when autogenous tissue is not a feasible option.

This session will focus on the following topics:

1. To explore when is adjunctive soft tissue grafting necessary around anterior implants.
2. Understand the use of free gingival grafts around dental implants.
3. To gain insights into the use of various tissue substitutes for soft tissue augmentation around implants.