Soft Tissue Esthetics

Abstract
In recent years the esthetic demand from the patients has become a significant challenge in implant dentistry. A major consequence is driven by this fact: the position of the implants in the jaws is now determined on prosthetic basis, and not only by the quantity and morphology of the available bone.

In this presentation the audience learned diagnostic parameters and anatomical determinants to be considered for proper esthetic implant dentistry. Surgical techniques for hard and soft tissue augmentation were described and the long-term results and potential complications were discussed.

Massimo Simion, DDS, Milan, Italy

Dr. Simion received his degree in medicine and surgery at the University of Milan in 1979, as well as his specialty training in odontostomatology and prosthodontics in 1982. He is Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Implant Restoration at the University of Milan School of Dentistry. Dr. Simion is the Founder of the Italian Society of Osseointegration, President of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO), and a member of the Italian Society of Periodontology and the Academy of Osseointegration.

Dr. Simion is a Referee of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and has published and lectured extensively internationally on the subjects of periodontology, ridge augmentation and osseointegration of dental implants.