Peri-implant soft tissues in the prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases
Peri-implant diseases have been shown to have a high prevalence, compromising the long-term success and survival of dental implants and negatively affecting patients’ perception of treatment outcomes. Peri-implant soft tissues represent the first line of defense against bacterial contamination, aiming to seal the peri-implant bone and prevent bacterial colonization.
The amount of keratinized mucosa and the thickness of the peri-implant soft tissues are key parameters commonly assessed by clinicians. However, the quality of this biological seal is often overlooked, it is of importance to also consider the role of connective tissue adhesion and the junctional epithelium in maintaining peri-implant health. This presentation will focus on clinical strategies to prevent the onset of peri-implant disease by optimizing peri-implant soft tissue conditions. Additionally, it will address the management of clinical situations in which disease has already occurred and soft tissue deficiencies have been contributing factors.
Speakers
Dr. Ignacio Sanz Martin
More courses with Dr. Ignacio Sanz Martin• Graduated from the Madrid School of Dentistry in 2005. Specialist training in Periodontology and Implantology from 2007 to 2010 at Tufts University (Boston, USA). Master’s degree in Advanced Studies in Dentistry in 2010 from Tufts University (Boston, USA). Scholarship at the Department of Fixed Prosthetics and Biomaterials at the University of Zurich (2010-2011). Diplomate of the American Academy of Periodontology (2011).
• From 2012 until 2018, he combined his work in a specialized practice in Madrid with a position as a lecturer in the Department of Periodontology at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), where he obtained his doctoral thesis on dental implants (2017).
• He has carried out extensive research and has published in many international scientific journals on the subject of Periodontology and Implantology.
Scientific publications
• Graduated from the School of Dentistry. EMU, Madrid 2005
• Certificate in Periodontology and Dental Implants. Tufts University. Boston, USA. (2007-10)
• Master’s degree in Advanced Studies in Dentistry. Tufts University (2008-10)
• Scholarship Department of Prosthetics at the University of Zurich (2010-11)
• Diplomate American Academy of Periodontology 2011
• Lecturer in the Department of Periodontology at UCM (2012-18)
• PhD thesis at UCM (2017)
