No More Crowning Around: Mastering Crown Lengthening
About This Event
A deficiency in clinical crown for proper fixed restoration can be caused by dental caries and sub-gingival fractures. Crown lengthening procedures, including osseous resective therapy and soft-tissue management, help obtain ferrule height and establish biologic width. This workshop provides rationale, diagnosis and treatment planning knowledge plus hands-on experience. The program includes 3 hours of didactic lecture and 3 hours of hands-on practice with pig jaw specimens to practice full and split thickness flap preparation, resective osseous surgery, and suturing. Teaching methods: lecture, participation, hands-on workshop. Instruments will be provided. Recommended for general dentists and specialists.
Learning Objectives
- Surgical anatomy and periodontal anatomy
- Indications and contraindications of crown lengthening
- Basic concepts of biologic width and ferrule
- Diagnosing and treatment planning functional crown lengthening
- Fundamentals of osseous and gingival plastic surgery
- Instrumentation
- Incision designs
- Flap design: Full/split thickness flap reflection
- Osseous resective surgery
- Suturing techniques
- Pain management and post-operative care
Additional Event Information
Target Audience
General dentists and specialists
Event Format
In-person
CE Credits
7*