Pikos Hard and Soft Tissue Symposium 2016
Is Keratinized Tissue Needed Around Implants?
Traditionally, most clinicians have focused on peri-implant bone as a prerequisite for implant success. However, it is now recognized that peri-implant mucosal tissue is an important key for the functional stability and esthetics of implant restorations. A variety of risk factors can predispose to soft tissue deficiencies such as mucosal recession or defective contours. Correction of peri-implant recession defects is more challenging than around teeth. Therefore, effective risk assessment should be employed in order to avoid the occurrence of peri-implant mucosal deficiencies.
Learning Objectives:
• Understand risk assessment for prevention of peri-implant defective mucosa
• Understand rationale and technique of “vestibular incision subperiosteal tunnel access” (VISTA) for prevention and correction of soft tissue esthetic and functional defects around implants
• Understand application of autogenous tissue, allograft, xenograft and growth factors for soft tissue augmentation
Homa H. Zadeh, DDS, PhD
Dr. Zadeh is a tenured Associate Professor and the director of the post-doctoral periodontology program at the University of Southern California (USC), Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry and a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
Dr. Zadeh received his doctor of dental surgery degree from USC Ostrow School of Dentistry. He has also completed advanced clinical education in Periodontology and earned a PhD degree in immunology from the University of Connecticut, Schools of dental medicine and medicine.
Dr. Zadeh is internationally recognized for his clinical and scientific expertise. His clinical areas of interest range from esthetic and minimally invasive periodontal and implant surgery, as well as tissue engineering.
Dr. Zadeh directs the Laboratory for Immunoregulation and Tissue Engineering (LITE) at USC, dedicated to studying basic mechanisms to regulate bone and tissue regeneration/destruction under health/disease states, as well as conducting clinical trials of dental implant outcomes. He has extensive publication track, having published in peer-reviewed journals, as well as book chapters.
Dr. Zadeh is the director of USC International Periodontal and Implant Symposium, which is currently in its 39th year of annual meetings. He is an active member of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), Academy of Osseointegration (AO), American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED) and American Association for Dental Research (AADR).
Dr. Zadeh also maintains a part-time private practice limited to Periodontology in Southern California.