Immediate Socket Management (ISM) Approach: Alveolar Ridge Preservation and Augmentation Protocols. Hands-on Course by Daniele Cardaropoli

This hands-on course with Dr. Daniele Cardaropoli provides a biologically driven and clinically applicable protocol for immediate extraction socket management.

The course follows a structured clinical workflow: Socket evaluation, preserve or augment, hard- and soft-tissue management, optimization for future implant placement.

During the theoretical part of the course, you will learn about:

– Biology of post-extraction socket healing and alveolar ridge remodeling
– Evaluation and classification of extraction sockets based on the integrity of the alveolar walls, soft-tissue conditions, and anatomical characteristics
– Treatment strategies according to socket anatomy, including spontaneous healing, Alveolar Ridge Preservation (ARP), and Alveolar Ridge Augmentation (ARA)
– Biological rationale, indications, and limitations of Alveolar Ridge Preservation
– Management of compromised extraction sockets with partial or complete loss of the buccal bone wall
– Selection and application of appropriate biomaterials and surgical approaches
– Hard- and soft-tissue management, including open-healing protocols, preservation or increase of keratinized tissue, and strategies for optimizing ridge anatomy for future implant placement.

During the hands-on part of the course, participants will work with two different clinical scenarios:

– Alveolar Ridge Preservation (ARP) in intact extraction sockets
– Alveolar Ridge Augmentation (ARA) in compromised extraction sockets with buccal bone wall defects.

Participants will practice atraumatic tooth extraction and socket debridement, socket evaluation and classification, placement and stabilization of bone grafting materials and collagen membranes, open-healing and socket-sealing procedures using a three-dimensional collagen matrix, and suturing techniques for ARP and ARA.

The course is designed for implantologists, periodontists, and general dentists involved in surgical extraction, alveolar ridge preservation, augmentation, and implant site development.

IMPORTANT: the "Seminar. Standard", "Seminar. Comfort" and "Seminar+Demonstration. VIP" participation options are also available for purchase.

Advantages of the "Hands-on Workshop" participation option:
– Participation in the scientific program
– Coffee break
– Notes and handouts
– Certificate of participation
– ADA credits available upon request
– Lunch
– Priority seats in the venue
– Distinct reception counter
– VIP certificate
– VIP badge
– Online access to Filippo Fontana, Robert Carvalho da Silva, Matthew Fien, Giovanni Ghirlanda’s course «Bone augmentation 2.0. New techniques and protocols»

Program

Day 1

Theory

– Biology of post-extraction socket healing and alveolar ridge remodeling:

- Dimensional changes occurring after tooth extraction
- Biological processes of post-extraction socket healing
- Alveolar ridge remodeling
- Clinical implications of post-extraction dimensional changes.

– Post-extraction socket evaluation and classification:

- Integrity of the alveolar walls
- Soft-tissue conditions
- Anatomical characteristics of the extraction socket
- Clinical decision-making based on socket classification.

– Treatment strategies according to socket anatomy:

- Spontaneous healing
- Alveolar Ridge Preservation (ARP)
- Alveolar Ridge Augmentation (ARA)
- Selection of the appropriate treatment strategy.

– Biological rationale, indications, and limitations of Alveolar Ridge Preservation:

- Biological rationale of Alveolar Ridge Preservation
- Indications for Alveolar Ridge Preservation
- Limitations of Alveolar Ridge Preservation
- Selection of appropriate biomaterials
- Selection of the surgical approach
- Predictable maintenance of ridge volume.

– Management of compromised extraction sockets:

- Partial loss of the buccal bone wall
- Complete loss of the buccal bone wall
- Management of compromised extraction sockets
- Indications for replacing a preservation procedure with an augmentation approach.

– Hard- and soft-tissue management in immediate socket treatment:

- Hard-tissue management
- Soft-tissue management
- Open-healing protocols
- Preservation or increase of keratinized tissue
- Strategies for optimizing ridge anatomy
- Preparation of the ridge for future implant placement.

Day 2

Hands-on Workshop

(On pig jaw)

– Atraumatic tooth extraction and accurate socket debridement
– Clinical evaluation and classification of extraction sockets
– Alveolar Ridge Preservation (ARP) in intact extraction sockets
– Alveolar Ridge Augmentation (ARA) in compromised extraction sockets
– Handling, positioning, and stabilization of bone substitutes and collagen membranes
– Open-healing and socket-sealing procedures using a three-dimensional collagen matrix
– Suturing techniques for ARP and ARA.