Clinical strategies for optimization of the pink esthetic score
Esthetic outcomes in Implant Dentistry are essentially dependent on the harmony, nature and character of the peri-implant gingival architecture. Restoring a patient’s appearance in the presence of soft and hard tissue defects constitutes a very difficult challenge, particularly in scenarios that include high smile lines. This presentation will demonstrate the application of contemporary and novel interdisciplinary strategies to predictably optimize the peri-implant soft tissue parameters comprising the Pink Esthetic Score.
- Present a predictable implant protocol for the esthetic zone.
- Discuss the limitations of surgical and prosthetic management of peri-implant esthetic complications.
- Review restorative emergence profile concepts and techniques.
- Demonstrate the use of minimally invasive and interdisciplinary approaches to preserve and enhance implant sites.
Ernesto Lee, DMD is a Master Clinician and Educator with over 20 years of academic and private practice experience. He is the developer of the S.M.A.R.T. Method, a novel Minimally Invasive Bone Grafting Procedure that enhances predictability, with less morbidity and fewer complications. (www.smartbonegraft.com). Dr. Lee is the former Director of the Graduate Periodontal Prosthesis Program, Clinical Director of Graduate Periodontics, Director of the Postdoctoral Implant Fellowship and a Clinical Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He holds dual specialty degrees in Periodontics and Periodontal Prosthesis/Fixed Prosthodontics from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lee has dictated over 250 lectures, and is the author of several publications including the 3rd Edition Esthetics in Dentistry in collaboration with Drs. Ronald Goldstein, Stephen Chu and Christian Stappert. His practice is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb; and is limited to Fixed Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry.
