Content of the seminar
Hard tissue defects and soft tissue recessions around implants are frequently described in the literature and are very unpleasant for the patient. However, implantations in the presence of recessions and pronounced bone defects are rarely described. The concepts for minimally invasive reconstruction of hard and soft tissue defects around implants with autologous bone and connective tissue grafts will be presented in detail in this lecture. The influences of the implant axis, the three-dimensional positioning of implants with flat and beveled implant shoulders and the design of the emergence profile of the prosthetic restoration on the regeneration of facial bone defects and soft tissue deficits are explained. Long-term results of tissue thickening and bone regeneration after immediate implant placement with and without simultaneous connective tissue augmentation are presented.