Abstract
Modern clinical periodontology extends beyond disease control to strategic decision-making that directly influences long-term functional, esthetic, and implant outcomes. This comprehensive lecture addresses key interdisciplinary challenges encountered in daily practice, including management of vertical dimension and vertical maxillary excess, critical decision-making in retaining versus extracting hopeless teeth, and the crucial role of timing in implant placement and loading.
Emphasis is placed on peri-implant and soft tissue management, highlighting the biological and clinical indications for free gingival grafts in mucogingival and peri-implant surgery. The session also explores digital planning for full-arch implant rehabilitation, focusing on periodontal-prosthodontic collaboration to optimize surgical precision, prosthetic outcomes, and long-term stability.
Through evidence-based protocols and clinical case discussions, participants will gain a practical framework for managing complex periodontal and implant-related cases with confidence and predictability.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lecture, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate vertical dimension and vertical maxillary excess from a periodontal-prosthetic perspective.
- Apply evidence-based criteria to decide when to retain or extract a hopeless tooth.
- Understand the biological and clinical principles governing the timing of implant placement and loading.
- Identify indications and techniques for free gingival grafts in mucogingival and peri-implant surgery.
- Implement digital planning concepts for full-arch implant cases with integrated perio-prostho considerations.
- Optimize peri-implant soft tissue management to enhance esthetics, function, and long-term implant success.
Why You Should Attend
- Gain clear clinical decision-making protocols for complex periodontal and implant cases.
- Learn how to reduce complications and failures related to poor timing, soft tissue management, and tooth prognosis.
- Understand how periodontology and prosthodontics integrate in full-arch and advanced rehabilitations.
- Enhance your ability to deliver predictable, long-term outcomes in both natural teeth and implant therapy.
- Upgrade your practice with digital planning strategies aligned with modern interdisciplinary dentistry.
Target Audience
This lecture is designed for:
- General Dentists
- Periodontists
- Prosthodontists
- Implant Dentists
- Advanced Dental Residents
- Saudi Board / Specialty Program Candidates
- Clinicians involved in full-arch and implant rehabilitation