Advanced Bone Grafting I

June 21-23, 2012 | Register Now
November 08-10, 2012 | Register Now

22 Credit Hours

Advanced Bone Grafting I is the practical application of the Pikos Institute Philosophy as it applies to the critical area of hard tissue architecture. It is designed to provide clinicians with the knowledge, skill sets and confidence to sequence and perform predictable hard tissue augmentation procedures required for implant reconstruction.

This advanced bone grafting course is designed for the clinician with prior implant experience who desires to implement millennium technology and predictable state of the art bone grafting protocols for their implant practice.

The focus will be the application of the Pikos Institute Philosophy to optimize hard tissue architecture for predictable surgical implant placement and restoration. High technology interactive CT diagnosis will be utilized to improve patient selection, graft site evaluation, harvest site assessment and minimize complications. Contemporary surgical bone grafting protocols, including extraction socket grafting, ridge expansion, GBR, sinus grafting, mesh with BMP-2, and autogenous block grafting, will be presented with LIVE Surgical demonstration and Hands-On model surgery. A dedicated section of the course will address bone grafting complications.

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • Implement the Pikos Institute Philosophy of oral implant rehabilitation by performing hard tissue diagnosis and treatment sequencing for bone grafting.
  • Understand the relationship between hard and soft tissue architecture as it relates to bone grafting and case success.
  • Identify clinically significant anatomic variables for autogenous and allogeneic bone grafting for horizontal and vertical augmentation.
  • Utilize a comprehensive decision tree for intraoral bone grafting.
  • Identify and utilize the 10 key principles for science based, predictable bone grafting.
  • Appreciate evidence based data from 18 year retrospective and prospective mandibular block graft studies.
  • Appreciate evidence based data from 20 year retrospective sinus graft studies.
  • Understand the surgical protocol for sinus grafting in the presence of cysts, polyps and mucoceles.
  • Utilize interactive CT software to evaluate hard tissue donor sites and post graft recipient sites.
  • Apply fundamental and comprehensive biomechanical principles that dictate bone grafting surgical protocol.
  • List the indications and step by step surgical protocols for extraction socket grafting, ridge expansion, GBR, sinus grafting, mesh with BMP-2, and autogenous block grafting.
  • Compare ridge expansion, distraction osteogenesis and GBR techniques.
  • Utilize growth factor technology (PRGF, PDGF, BMP-2) in conjunction with bone grafting protocols.
  • Understand the indications and application of immediate provisionalization with bone grafting.
  • Recognize, manage and prevent bone grafting complications.

 

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