Piezo harvesting of bone

Flap design principles

Tissue release to allow tension free closure

Block graft harvest

Implants and maxillofacial prosthodontics

Learn the steps in the protocol for harvesting bone blocks from the mandibular ramus and symphysis

 

Apply the use of Piezo surgery to harvest blocks from the ramus and chin

 

Understand the complications - during surgery, immediate post-operative and long term for the harvest site of the ramus and/or symphysis

 

Undertake various flap design procedures

 

Master tissue release procedures to expand flaps to allow tension

free closure

 

Employ layered suturing techniques to ensure flap stability

 

Understand the rationale for the use of non-resorbable graft materials to provide support for tissue contour or ovate pontic sites in the esthetic zone

 

Recognise the indications for subperiosteal implants

 

Appreciate the increased risk of implant failure in extremely dense bone

and apply methods to minimise this risk

 

Recognise the added need for advanced hard soft tissue manipulation,

host site preparation and advanced suturing techniques necessary for success of these complex bony deficiencies

 

Perform venepuncture blood draw and prepare blood spins of platelets

to incorporate into the graft

 

Use various PRF layer factors to enhance the large graft

 

Recognise the use of block grafts versus particulate grafts in the treatment of large and complex bony defects