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Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center - Advanced Clinical and Didactic TMD & Orofacial Pain Mini-Residency 2025 - 2026

Extraction Socket Management and Minor Ridge Augmentation

September 26, 2026 Boston, FL, USA

About This Event

Extraction Socket Management and Minor Ridge Augmentation — a full-day, hands-on program covering principles and techniques for atraumatic extractions, ridge preservation, socket management, and minor ridge augmentation. Participants will learn indications, treatment planning, surgical steps, biomaterials selection, flap design, suturing techniques, and post-operative management. The course includes demonstrations and hands-on practice to develop surgical skills applicable to implant site development and immediate/delayed implant placement.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe indications for extraction socket preservation and minor ridge augmentation
  • Perform atraumatic extraction and proper socket debridement
  • Select appropriate graft materials and membranes for ridge preservation
  • Design flaps and perform minor ridge augmentation techniques
  • Manage post-operative care and complications.

Additional Event Information

Target Audience
Dentists, Periodontists, Implant surgeons
Event Format
In-person
CE Credits
7*