S-8 Endodontic Microsurgery: Your Flap Design Matters
CE Hours: 1.5
Description: The success rate of endodontic surgery has shown significant improvement over the past two decades. The success is based primarily on bone remodeling and healing of apical periodontitis. Soft tissue management is another important parameter that it is often overseen during treatment planning. As a result, patients may suffer from gingival recession or scaring that can be of esthetic concern. Even more challenging are patients requiring endodontic surgery with compromised soft tissue structure to begin with. In this presentation, we will discuss choosing the right flap design based on the patient’s soft tissue structure. We will also present clinical approaches that can be attempted to further improve the soft tissue structure and position in cases presenting for endodontic surgery.
Learning Objectives:
- Differentiate between the various soft tissue biotypes
- List factors contributing to scaring and recession
- Explain the various clinical approaches that can be performed to improve the soft tissue structure
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Adham A. Azim, D.D.S., B.D.S.
Dr. Azim is an Associate Professor, Director of the Post-graduate program and Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry. He maintains a private practice limited to Endodontics. He is also the Founder and Chief Editor of Endolit.
Dr. Azim earned his BDS from Cairo University, where he also did his endodontic training. He later completed his Endodontic certificate at Columbia University, and since then, he has been a full-time Educator. Dr. Azim is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He has lectured all over the world and has been awarded several times for his research work. He has more than 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 4 text-book chapters contributions such as “Ingle Endodontics” and “Endodontics: Principles and Practices”. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics, and a reviewer for multiple other Endodontic journals such as International Endodontic Journal, the Journal of Dental Traumatology and JADA.
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