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Perio Master Clinic 2026 Baku

The EFP International Perio Master Clinic is the premier forum for the promotion of clinical excellence in emerging and important clinical challenges in our specialty.

Master clinic 2019 Scientific Programme

Programme: Prevention and treatment of soft and hard tissue defects

Overview (as of January 2019)

Friday, March 6, 2020

08:45	Introduction/Opening remarks by the chairs of the congress (M. Tonetti, S. Renvert)
09:00	An overview of peri-implant diseases including aetiology, epidemiology and diagnosis (N. Lang)
09:30	Prevention of peri-implant diseases (Moderator: P. Preshaw)
	D. Thoma: Development of an implant site – planning implications of implant placement for prevention
	M. Janda: Combining aesthetics and good cleans ability by designing an optimal superstructure
	Discussion
11:00	Coffee Break
11:30	Reduction of the risk of peri-implant diseases by improving soft tissues at time of implant placement (Moderator: F. Graziani)
	M. Sanz: Materials and techniques to increase the width of keratinized tissue at implants
	O. Zuhr: Plastic surgery techniques to increase the soft tissue thickness at implants
	Discussion
13:00	Lunch Break
14:30	Cause related peri-implant therapy (Moderator: S. Murakami)
	G. Salvi: Non-surgical peri-implant therapy
	F. Schwarz: The role of laser therapy in the management of peri-implantitis
	Discussion
16:00	Coffee Break
16:30	Resective surgical approaches – when is it an option (Moderator: M. Goldstein)
	J. Meyle: Resective surgery approaches to reduce probing depth and increase cleansability
	L. Heitz-Mayfield: Benefits and risks of antibiotics and antimicrobials in peri-implant surgery
	Discussion
18:00	Welcome reception

Saturday, March 2, 2019

09:00	Benefits and limitations of regeneration of peri-implant defects (Moderator: J. C. Park)
	S. Renvert: The use of bone augmentation materials in the regeneration of peri-implantitis defects
	M. Roccuzzo: Advanced flap management to improve the regenerative outcomes in peri-implantitis defects
	Discussion
10:30	Coffee Break
11:00	Management of soft tissue recessions at implants (Moderator: K. Demirel)
	J.L. Giovannoli: Treatment of mucogingival recessions at existing peri-implantitis sites
	F. Cairo: Handling of soft tissue recessions in the aesthetic zone
	Discussion
12:30	Take home messages and Closing remarks (M. Tonetti)
13:30	Close

Faculty

Cairo, Francesco – Italy
Demirel, Korkud – Turkey
Giovannoli, Jean Louis – France
Goldstein, Moshe – Israel
Graziani, Filippo – Italy
Heitz-Mayfield, Lisa – Australia
Janda, Martin – Sweden

Lang, Niklaus – Switzerland
Meyle, Joerg – Germany
Murakami, Shinya – Japan
Park, Jung-Chul – Korea
Preshaw, Philip – United Kingdom
Renvert, Stefan – Sweden
Roccuzzo, Mario – Italy

Salvi, Giovanni – Switzerland
Sanz, Mariano – Spain
Schwarz, Frank – Germany
Thoma, Daniel – Switzerland
Tonetti, Maurizio – Hong Kong
Zuhr, Otto – Germany