OHI-S Soft Tissue First. Restoring Interdental Papillae Around Teeth and Implants 4 lessons 2h 11min

Saad Moustapha and Shigeru Nakamura examine soft-tissue preservation and reconstruction around natural teeth and implants in this four-lesson OHI-S course. The 2-hour 11-minute program connects gingival phenotype, recession, interdental papillae, and emergence profile with surgical and restorative planning. Implant-focused sessions review D-PTFE membrane techniques, ridge preservation, guided bone regeneration, provisional restorations, and abutment selection. The remaining lessons address mucogingival assessment, root coverage, coronally advanced flaps, and connective tissue grafts, including a video demonstration. Clinical cases and discussion of prognostic factors make the material relevant to periodontists, implant clinicians, oral surgeons, and restorative dentists.

Learning Objectives

• Enhance soft tissue phenotype and manage muco-gingival deformities around teeth and implants.
• Master surgical flap design and suturing techniques for optimal healing and aesthetic outcomes.
• Perform Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF) and Connective Tissue Graft (CTG) procedures for root coverage and soft tissue augmentation.
• Apply open membrane techniques using D-PTFE, NeoGen®, and Cytoplast® membranes for immediate and delayed implant placement, ridge preservation, and guided bone regeneration (GBR).

The original OHI-S activity listed 1.5 CE credits. Those credits, official progress tracking, membership, and platform access are not included with this file purchase.

Topics

Lesson 1. New Concept of the Open Membrane Technique with a D-PTFE Membrane for Aesthetic Implantation — 28min

• Implantation considerations in the aesthetic zone
• Emergence profile and restoration contour
• NeoGen® reinforced and non-reinforced membrane applications
• Cytoplast® dense PTFE membrane applications
• Delayed implant placement with GBR
• Immediate implant placement with ridge preservation
• Immediate implantation after tooth extraction
• Clinical case analysis

Lecturer: Shigeru Nakamura.

Lesson 2. Multifaceted Approach to Peri-Implant Tissue Preservation — 26min

• Hard-tissue management with PTFE membranes
• Soft-tissue control using provisional restorations
• Nobel Biocare N1™ system
• Abutment selection
• Emergence profile management
• Anterior implant placement combined with GBR
• Clinical case analysis

Lecturer: Shigeru Nakamura.

Lesson 3. Diagnosis and Treatment of Muco-Gingival Deformities Around Teeth — 34min

• Gingival recession: etiology, classification, and clinical assessment
• Root-coverage principles and Coronally Advanced Flap
• Soft-tissue phenotype around teeth
• Phenotype-enhancement techniques
• Connective Tissue Graft + CAF
• Prognostic factors for root coverage
• Flap design and suturing
• Biomaterials and growth factors
• Clinical cases and treatment outcomes

Lecturer: Saad Moustapha.

Lesson 4. Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF): Video Demonstration of the Technique — 41min

• Flap design and incision planning
• Management of interdental papillae and keratinized tissue
• Suturing for wound stability and healing
• Step-by-step CAF video demonstration
• Management of anatomical challenges and complications
• Tissue thickness, keratinized tissue width, and root morphology
• Patient-related prognostic factors
• Indications for CTG with CAF
• Graft harvesting and handling
• CTG placement for root coverage and tissue thickening
• Literature review and soft-tissue objectives