4. Sep 2025 — 5. Sep 2025
The aim of this course is to provide the general practitioner and the specialist with a comprehensive, evidence-based concept aiming to successfully manage periodontally compromised patients. During the 2 days, a treatment concept based on the scientific evidence from the last 3 decades will be provided.
The concept will address the most important aspects related to the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases including diagnosis, nonsurgical, antibiotic/antiseptic, surgical, regenerative and plastic-esthetic surgery. Treatment concepts for peri-implantitis and recession coverage at implants will round up the course content.
Case presentations and case discussions will illustrate on when and how the scientific evidence can be included in the overall treatment philosophy helping the clinician to immediately implement the acquired knowledge in the daily practice.
Day 1
Treatment planning in periodontal compromised patients.
Regenerative periodontal therapy.
Treatment of peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis
Theoretical part
1 Diagnosis and treatment planning
2 Reconstructive/regenerative periodontal surgery
a Biology of periodontal wound healing and regeneration
b Regenerative materials in periodontology:
- Bone grafts/bone substitute materials
- Guided Tissue Regeneration (GTR)
- Enamel Matrix Proteins (Emdogain)
- Platelet Rich Plasma/Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRP/PRF)
- Growth factors (rhPDGF, BMPs, GDF-5)
- Use of Hyaluronic acid
- Combination approaches
c Treatment concepts for intrabony defects
d Treatment concepts for furcations
e Long-term results following regenerative periodontal therapy.
3 Implants in periodontitis patients
4 Treatment concepts for peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis
Practical part
1 Flap designs:
a Papilla Preservation Technique (Takei)
b Modified Papilla Preservation Technique
c Simplified Papilla Preservation Technique
2 Regenerative surgery of an intrabony defect with regenerative materials including biologics, grafting material, and membrane
3 Regenerative surgery of a furcation defect with regenerative materials including biologics, grafting material, and membrane
4 Suturing techniques to achieve primary closure and optimize wound stability:
a Vertical and horizontal mattress sutures
b Modified mattress sutures.
c Double sling suture
Day 2
Predictable treatment of single and multiple gingival recessions.
Treatment of soft tissue defects at implants.
Theoretical part
1 Etiology of recession defects around natural teeth and dental implants
2 Classification of recession defects
3 Clinical concept for treatment of single and multiple gingival recessions
a The Modified Coronally Advanced Tunnel (MCAT)
b The Laterally Closed Tunnel (LCT)
c The Combined MCAT + LCT
4 Soft tissue grafting to obtain attached mucosa around dental implants
5 Soft tissue grafting and recession coverage at dental implants: possibilities and limits
6 Use of soft tissue replacement grafts: possibilities and limits
7 Post-operative protocol following reconstructive periodontal surgery
Practical part
The following issues will be trained on pig jaws:
1 Modified Coronally Advanced Tunnel (MCAT) with the use of connective tissue graft and soft tissue replacement grafts
2 The Combined MCAT + LCT
3 Harvesting technique for palatal connective tissue graft
4 Suturing techniques for closure of palatal donor site
5 Suturing technique for graft fixation
6 Suturing technique for coronal flap displacement
7 Suturing technique for lateral closure
8 Surgical technique for placement of free gingival graft or collagen based soft tissue replacement grafts to increase keratinized tissue width around teeth and dental implants.
Anton Sculean is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontology and currently the Head of the Dental Research Center (DRC) of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Prof. Sculean has authored more than 470 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 35 chapters in periodontal textbooks and has delivered more than 600 lectures at national and international meetings. He is Past President of the Periodontal Research Group of the IADR, of the Swiss Society of Periodontology, of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and of the International Academy of Periodontology (IAP). Professor Sculean is currently listed as the top-rated expert in Periodontics in the world https://www.expertscape.com/ex/periodontics.His research interests focus on periodontal wound healing and regeneration, regenerative and plastic-esthetic periodontal surgery, use of antibiotics, antiseptics and novel approaches such as lasers and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant infections.