Pratica
Bologna
27 - 29 Apr 2026
Inglese

Advanced techniques and management of complication in soft tissue plastic surgery. Seminar + hands-on workshop

Giovanni Zucchelli
Martina Stefanini
Dettagli del corso
Lettori
Sede
ADA CERP

Programma

 

An advanced hands-on workshop on the management of complication in soft tissue plastic surgery by the legendary Giovanni Zucchelli! You will experience theory, live surgery demonstrations, and hands-on skills training.

 

During the course, you will learn:


– Advanced soft tissue management techniques around implants
– Mucogingival approach to implant removal in cases of peri-implantitis
– Peri-implant papilla reconstruction
– Treatment of complications in soft tissue management:


- Flap perforation
- Flap dehiscence
- Scar formation
- Graft exposure
- Gingival recession at the palatal root after harvesting technique.

 

The knowledge gained from the theoretical part and live demonstrations will be practiced on pig jaws at a fully equipped training center! The practical part will be lead by Prof. Martina Stefanini.

 

IMPORTANT: the “Seminar. Standard”, “Seminar. Comfort" and “Seminar.VIP”  participation options is also available for purchase.

 

Advantages of the “Seminar + hands-on workshop” participation option:

– Participation in the scientific program

– Live surgery demonstration

– Participation in hands-on workshop
– Coffee breaks
– Notes and handouts
– Certificate of participation
– ADA credits available upon request 
– Lunch
– Priority seats in the venue
– Distinct reception counter
– VIP certificate 
– VIP badge

– Access to Homa Zadeh's online training “Updated VISTA technique”

– Access to Radoslaw Jadach's online training “Removal of cysts and foreign bodies from the maxillary sinus”

– Access to Anton Sculean's online training “Treatment of soft tissue defects around crown restored teeth and dental implants”

– Access to Roberto Rossi's online training “Periodontal plastic surgery”.

 

 

PROGRAM

 

April 27 (09.00 - 18.00) – theory

 

– Tooth loss for periodontal reason
– Peri-implant papilla reconstruction
– Multiple edentulous sites
– Tooth extraction for periodontal reason: Healing of the socket, timing of the healing, treatment of periodontal infection
– The mucogingival approach to delayed implant placement after tooth extraction for periodontal reason
– The connective tissue platform technique for single edentulous site
– The modified connective tissue platform technique for single edentulous site
– Peri-implant papilla reconstruction at single implant with adjacent natural teeth
– The mucogingival approach to implant therapy in multiple edentulous sites
– The connective tissue platform technique for multiple edentulous site
– The modified connective tissue platform technique for multiple edentulous site
– Peri-implant papilla reconstruction between two adjacent implants
– Mucogingival approach to full arch implant rehabilitation
– Soft tissue management at pontic sites
– Beyond the limits of soft tissue management around implants
– The connective tissue platform technique for the treatment of esthetic failures around malpositioned implants with peri-implant papilla loss
– The mucogingival approach to implant extraction for peri-implantitis.

 

 

April 28 (09.00 - 13.00) – theory

 

– How to prevent and manage soft tissue management complications:


- How to manage flap perforation
- How to manage flap dehiscence
- How to avoid scar formation
- How to manage graft exposure
- How to manage gingival recession at the palatal root after harvesting technique.

 

 

April 28 (13.00 - 14.00) – lunch

 

 

April 28 (14.00 - 18.00) – Live Surgery demonstrations

 

Surgical cases on mucogingival surgery.

 

 

April 29 (09.00 - 13.00) – Hands-on session (pig-jaw)

 

Training on clinical techniques covered during the course (all necessary materials are provided).

Lettori 2

Professore di parodontologia e implantologia presso l'Università di Bologna, Italia, dal 2000. Si è laureato all'Università di Bologna nel 1988 e ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca in biotecnologie mediche nella stessa università nel 1999. Ha oltre 30 anni di esperienza clinica e accademica, con un focus principale sulla chirurgia plastica parodontale e la gestione dei tessuti molli attorno a denti e impianti.

 

È autore di oltre 100 pubblicazioni scientifiche su riviste internazionali peer-reviewed, e il suo lavoro clinico e di ricerca ha contribuito in modo significativo allo sviluppo e al perfezionamento degli approcci chirurgici per il trattamento della recessione gengivale e la ricostruzione dei tessuti molli. È destinatario di diversi premi internazionali per la ricerca clinica, tra cui il E. Bud Tarrson Research Award in Oral Plastic Surgery della American Academy of Periodontology Foundation nel 2006 e nel 2008, e il riconoscimento della European Federation of Periodontology. È Associate Editor dell'International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry e membro dei comitati editoriali delle principali riviste di parodontologia.

 

È autore del libro Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery, pubblicato da Quintessence nel 2012, ampiamente utilizzato come riferimento nel settore. È membro attivo della European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, EAED, della Italian Society of Periodontology, SIdP, della Italian Academy of Osseointegration, IAO, e della European Federation of Periodontology, EFP. È relatore abituale a congressi internazionali e corsi pratici, incluse dimostrazioni chirurgiche dal vivo.

 

Professoressa associata presso il Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, DIBINEM, dell'Università di Bologna e parodontologa in libera professione. Il suo focus clinico e di ricerca comprende chirurgia plastica mucogengivale, gestione dei tessuti molli intorno agli impianti, procedure di copertura radicolare e terapia parodontale rigenerativa.

 

È tra le ricercatrici più attive della scuola Zucchelli di chirurgia plastica parodontale ed è stata citata oltre 5.400 volte su Google Scholar. È prima autrice della revisione sistematica del 2024 EFP Focused Workshop sulle recessioni gengivali multiple. È coautrice di un capitolo del testo Implant Therapy, a cura di M. Nevins e H.L. Wang. Le sue ricerche sono state pubblicate sull'International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry e su altre importanti riviste peer-reviewed. È ITI Fellow dal 2018 ed è stata Visiting Professor presso la San Raffaele University di Milano.

 

Relatrice ai maggiori congressi nazionali e internazionali di parodontologia, inclusi AAP Annual Meeting e congressi EFP. Fa parte della hands-on faculty di corsi avanzati di chirurgia plastica e ricostruttiva parodontale insieme al professor Giovanni Zucchelli.

 

DDS. PhD in Medical Sciences, University of Bologna. Membro attivo della Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology, SIdP.

 

Sede

Bologna, Italy

 

The address of the venue will be added later, approximately 30 days before the start of the event.

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Recommended for: Periodontists, Implantologists, Oral and maxillofacial surgeons, General dentists.

Total CE credits: 14

Total lecture time: 14 h

 

Course created: 02/12/2025. OHI-S receives no commercial support for this program.

 

The articles:

1. Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery - Giovanni Zucchelli - 2013
2. A novel surgical-prosthetic approach for soft tissue dehiscence coverage around single implant - Giovanni Zucchelli, Claudio Mazzotti, Ilham Mounssif, Monica Mele, Martina Stefanini, Lucio Montebugnoli - 2013

3. Bilaminar technique in the treatment of a deep cervical abrasion defect - Monica Mele, Giovanni Zucchelli, Marco Montevecchi, Luigi Checchi - 2008.

 

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