Day 4

Block Grafting Techniques

• Diagnosing the need to augment a ridge. What are the criteria?
• Medication Protocols pre and post op
• Incision and flap designs for a variety of missing teeth.
• The use of Allograft Blocks
• Membranes for covering the block.
• How to prepare the recipient site & the block
• How to affix the block.
• The appropriate suture to use and how to close the flap.
• When is the grafted site ready for implant placement.
• Understand the importance of asepsis.
• How to set up an aseptic field for grafting and implant surgery.
• Hands On Lab- The Onlay Block Graft