Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Advanced Periodontology
Teaching staff
Introduction
The objective of this course is to teach the student periodontal surgical treatment so that he/she can acquire sufficient knowledge and clinical experience to adequately manage periodontal patients.
Syllabus
Endo-perio seminar (TUFTS)
Aesthetic crown lengthening
Course presentation and Resective Bone Surgery
Connective tissue grafting I
Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of the gingival smile
Connective Tissue Grafting II
Mucogingival surgery around dental implants (esthetic)
Introduction to mucogingival surgery and free gingival grafting
Mucogingival surgery around dental implants (peri-implant health)
Connective tissue graft substitutes
Introduction and principles of GTR: defect types, indications and prognostic factors
Clinical evidence and techniques of GTR I
Regeneration in furcation defects
Alveolar physiology and regenerative materials: bone grafts and membranes
Bone defects and alveolar preservation
Alveolar preservation I: Introduction
Alveolar preservation II: Histology.
Guided bone regeneration. Basic concepts, biomaterials and results
Alveolar ridge augmentation techniques I
Alveolar ridge augmentation techniques II. Alternatives: short and narrow implants
Peri-implant tissues and biological space I
Peri-implant tissues and biologic space II
Slope
Mucositis and peri-implantitis: etiology, risk factors, diagnosis and prevalence.
Non-surgical treatment of Mucositis and Peri-implantitis. Surgical treatment of peri-implantitis.
Immediate vs. delayed implants
Guided surgery
Teaching and learning activities
In person
The classes will be taught by different professors of the Department of Periodontics.
the teacher, who considers it appropriate, will recommend the reading of articles related to the subject, before or after the class.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
There will be three exams throughout the academic year with questions to be developed by the student.
Class attendance is mandatory, only excused absences will be accepted. Tardiness due to surgical treatment prior to class is not excused. Missing more than 25% of classes will lead to direct suspension for the quarter and two weeks of clinical activity at CUO. Repeated absences will be penalized with literature review assignments to be submitted within one week. If more than 75% of the students required to attend a seminar are absent, the seminar will be cancelled.
Bibliography and resources
- PERIODONTICS. The complete summary. Fernando Suárez. Quintessence Publishing.
- PERIODONTICS: Medicine, Surgery and Implants. Louis F. Rose, Brian L. Mealey, Robert J. Genco y D. Walter Cohen. Elsevier Mosby.
- PERIODONTOLOGÍA CLÍNICA E IMPLANTOLOGÍA ODONTOLÓGICA. Jan Lindhe, Niklaus P. Lang y Thorkild Karring. Editorial médica Panamericana. 6th edition.
- CIRUGIA MUCOGINGIVAL. Fernando Fombellida Cortázar y Francisco Martos Molino. Editorial Puesta al Día Publicaciones.