SEMINAR REGISTRATION
Bone and Soft Tissue Augmentations in the Esthetic Area:
A Technique-sensitive Procedure
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
PRESENTED BY: DR. UELI GRUNDER
Bone and soft tissue augmentation are necessary to compensate for or prevent tissue deficits around implants placed in the esthetic region. Lack of bone can either make the placement of implants impossible or it is a limiting factor for an optimal esthetic result. Guided Bone Regeneration is a proven technique for such bone augmentation. When used correctly and with the right materials, the desired result can be achieved with good long-term results. However, the GBR technique is very technique sensitive. Mistakes which prevent success can be made starting with the incision technique over the membrane adaptation to tension free flap adaptation. But we learned that bone augmentation alone doesn’t give us the perfect tissue volume. Soft tissue augmentation appears to be of enormous importance, particularly for long- term success. Depending on the initial situation, various techniques are successful if they are applied correctly. This presentation will discuss the goals of the GBR and soft tissue augmentation techniques, especially in the aesthetic field, as well as which steps in the surgical phase are essential for success. The special procedure for difficult initial situations or complications during treatment is also discussed.
Learning Objectives.
- Understand the biological principles
- Identify possible difficulties and limits based on case analysis
- Understand the need for augmentation procedures in the different situation
- Select the ideal bone augmentation technique in compromised sites in the aesthetic zone
- Know the different soft tissue augmentation techniques
Sponsors: MWSP, Geistlich, Osteogenics, Thomenn
DR. UELI GRUNDER
Ueli Grunder, DMD, is a past president of the Swiss Society of Oral Implantology and the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He has published numerous papers and the book Implants in the Esthetic Zone (Quintessence, 2015), which has been translated into 11 languages. He lectures extensively nationally and internationally on the surgical and prosthetic aspects of implant dentistry. Dr Grunder maintains a group private practice in Zollikon-Zürich, Switzerland.
Dr Grunder is one of the pioneers of Guided Bone Regeneration. If you want to learn how to grow bone in your practice as a part of your everyday procedures ,you will want to attend this course .
Registration
Registrants (Dentist/Guest)
September 2025 – Seminar Registration
$550.00
September 2025 – Seminar Registration
$550.00
Students/Residents
September 2025 – Students/Residents
$225.00
September 2025 – Students/Residents
$225.00
Agenda
| 8:00am |
Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30am |
Introduction |
| 8:35am – 10:00am |
Biological Principles Horizontal and Vertical Bone Augmentation (GBR Technique Part 1) |
| 10:00am – 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am – 12:30pm |
Horizontal and Vertical Bone Augmentation (GBR Technique Part 2) |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 3:30pm |
Soft Tissue Augmentation Part 1 Second Stage Surgery How to Handle Complications |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm |
Break |
| 3:45pm – 4:45pm |
Soft Tissue Augmentation Part 2 Questions and Answers Session |
|
5:00-6:00pm |
Reception and Refreshments |
Location
Butterfield Country Club
2800 Midwest Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Tel: 630-323-1000
Website
Where to Stay
Midwest Society of Periodontology
Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit .
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or ACG endorsement.
11/1/2021 to 10/31/2023
Provider ID#: 218036