Dr. Henriette Lerner
Dr. Henriette Lerner
Henriette Lerner, PhD, FDS RCS, is a specialist in oral surgery, focusing on implantology and aesthetics.
She is the owner and director of HL Dentclinic and Academy in Baden-Baden, Germany, an academic clinical, teaching, and research facility of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt on Main, Germany.
Dr. Lerner is the Past President of the Digital Dentistry Society International (DDS), and holds a Doctor of Philosophy on the topic of Digital Dentistry. In addition, she is a visiting professor at Universiapolis, International University of Agadir, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow.
Dr. Lerner actively contributes to the field of digital dentistry, AI, and dental technology through education, research, publications, and product development. Her work spans the fields of clinical oral research, complex implant cases in esthetic and function, soft and hard tissue augmentation, biomaterials research, as well as occlusion in complete oral rehabilitation:
- Board Member & Expert for the German Society of Oral Implantology
- Board Member and Past President of the Digital Dentistry Society International (DDS)
- Editorial Advisor for 4 scientific journals
- Author of numerous scientific papers
- Coauthor in: Esthetics in Dentistry – Implant Esthetics – Digital Occlusion in Implant Rehabilitation
- Coeditor and coauthor of the book Digital Dentistry Science and Clinics
- Author of the book Oral Implantology / Handbook for Patients (German)
- Contributed to the development of two implant systems, dental apps, and surgical instruments
Main Podium Lecture
Innovative Digital Technologies in 3D Bone and Soft Tissue Grafting: A Scientific and Clinical Update
Bone autograft is still considered the gold standard, but it is also associated with disorders at the site of collection and poor availability. Allografts and xenografts carry the risk of excessive immune reaction. Reconstruction of defects in bone tissue as a surgical procedure is time-consuming and technically difficult. Milling and printing (3D additive manufacturing) of bone and tissue in the specific volume and structure previously 3D planned seem to be the next step.
Oral soft tissue defects are a frequently encountered problem in dental practice. The autologous graft, as the gold standard for gingiva and oral mucosa augmentation, causes prolonged pain, limited harvested tissue, and an increased risk of infection, prompting the search for off-the-shelf alternatives. Several acellular dermal matrices have been studied without satisfactory results. A newly developed collagen-based sponge is currently in clinical studies for long-term evaluation. In these approaches, however, the matrix needs to be tailored chair-side for each specific defect. 3D printing technology represents a promising solution, as it offers precise production of an individualized 3D graft based on a defined shape and inner structure via a specific computer-aided design using a biomaterial of choice.
Learning Objectives:
- State-of-the-art virtual planning and digital manufacturing of bone grafting will be shown in science and clinics.
- State-of-the-art virtual planning of soft tissue grafting and the newest digital manufacturing technologies will be shown in science and clinics.
- An illustration of more advanced digital technologies.
