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FRIDAY — OCTOBER 14, 2011

GERHARD IGLHAUT, DDS, Dr.med.dent.

Current Concepts in Esthetic Implantology

Minimally invasive surgical procedures in implant therapy are increasingly being used to preserve hard and soft tissue and create a natural appearance.  Techniques will be presented for atraumatic wound closure after immediate implant placement, ridge augmentation of severe alveolar deficiencies, a simple ultrasonic fixation of resorbable membranes or plates with higher stability than screw fixation using a new biodegradable material, and a procedure of extensive bone augmentation that could replace traumatic bone block grafting and rigid graft fixation.

The following innovative techniques and instruments have been developed over 25 years of private practice:
 
Atraumatic technique of flap preparation;
Special instruments used in minimally invasive surgical procedures;
Harvesting of combined soft tissue grafts;
Flapless wound closure after immediate implant placement;
Minimally invasive horizontal and vertical boneaugmentation by rigid fixation of biodegradable plates and/or membranes.

BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH: Gerhard Iglhaut earned his dental degree from Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany.  He served as scientific assistant professor in the department of oral surgery for three years and earned certificates in oral surgery, oral implantology, and periodontology.  He maintains a private practice in Memmingen, Germany.

Since 2004, Dr. Iglhaut has been a board member of the Germany Association of Oral Implantology and is president-elect. Since 2005, he has been professor of oral implantology at Steinbeis-University in Berlin, and since 2008 professor of oral implantology at Georg-August-University in Göttingen. He has lectured internationally on oral implantology, periodontology, plastic periodontal surgery, and periodontal microsurgery.

Dr. Iglhaut is a member of numerous dental professional organizations including the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American Academy of Periodontology, the European Academy of Osseointegration, the German Association of Oral Surgery, the German Association of Oral Implantology, and the German Association of Periodontology.