Specialist in Periodontics. Honorary Senior Research Associate in the department of Periodontology of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London. Lecturer for the Diploma in Implant Dentistry at The Eastman Dental Institute, University College London (UCL), UK, and
affiliated with the Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Currently elected Board Member of the European Academy for Osseointegration (EAO). Chairman of the EAO Junior Committee from 2007 to 2011, and member of the Experts Council of the Osteology Foundation, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Author of several international peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and international speaker on bone regeneration,bone grafting with growth factors, tissue engineering, osseointegration and implant protocols. Dr. Isabella Rocchietta currently performs clinical work limited to periodontics and implant dentistry in London, UK.
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Management of severely compromised alveolar defects by means of GBR or vertical ridge augmentation: state of the art.
Dental implants have been successfully implemented as a routine therapeutic approach in partially and fully edentulous patients. Alveolar defects compromise the “prosthetically-driven” dental implant positioning, unless a detailed planning is performed prior to the surgical phase. Many techniques have been described to augment alveolar bone, including autogenous block grafts, titanium mesh, distraction osteogenesis, guided bone regeneration, just to name a few.
The use of Guided Bone Regeneration associated to non-autogenous scaffolds constitutes the standard of care of bone augmentation in all alveolar defects with or without implants, including the most severe vertical deficiencies. Choosing the correct therapeutic approach with the appropriate biomaterials is a fundamental player to achieve success in advanced GBR procedures.
Learning objectives:
- To understand the biological principle of GBR in its clinical applicability
- Learn tips and tricks on how to perform Vertical GBR in severe defects
- Learn how to avoid and manage complications in GBR