Soft tissue management is an essential part of successful implant treatment. In this module, the aspects of soft tissue management previous to and simultaneous with implant placement are discussed.

Appropriate planning and preparation of surgical procedures is an essential part of treatment with dental implants. This module includes all basic aspects of this preparation: patient information and premedication, preparation of surgical instruments and materials, choosing the right implant and determining the ideal implant position using a stent. The module also explains the step-by-step procedure of placing the implant by applying the correct drilling protocol.

In this module Prof. Christer Dahlin explains the principles of minor bone regeneration procedures. The focus is on the biologic principles of GBR, the importance and the choice of membranes, the characteristics of different bone substitute materials and the potential future developments.

Various factors may cause major bone loss resulting in functional and esthetic problems. In this module, Prof. Hendrik Terheyden reviews the mechanisms and consequences of bone resorption and explains the treatment options for specific situations in partially edentulous and edentulous patients.

This patient treated by Dr. Büchi came to our office because he was bothered by the low esthetics and masticatory performance of his dental works.

Outline: - Patient presentation - Preparing the implant bed, implant placement, checking implant positions - Securing the insertion posts to the index for fabrication of the cast - Suturing details - Delivery of the adapted long-term provisional - Fabricating the cast and the gingival mask, transferring the pontic emergence profiles to the gingival mask, mask adaptation - The master cast under the strip scanner with scan bodies on the laboratory analogs - CAD crown design and virtual anatomic shaping - CAM fabrication of a zirconia abutment - Adhesively connecting the zirconia abutment to the titanium base - Reentry, split-thickness flap, vestibuloplasty, connecting the zirconia abutments to the implants - Mucosal graft to restore a soft-tissue defect - Intraoral impression of the abutments - Fabricating the definitive lithium disilicate crowns: virtual crown design; CAM milling, characterization of the crowns - Delivery, final adjustments, presentation of the treatment outcome