This lecture will cover the essential didactic and clinical knowledge required for the dental profession to manage the anterior implant aesthetic zone. 

Patients’ desire and request are highly demanding to replace and mimic the natural dentition in the anterior aesthetic zone with implant retained prosthetics. The correct diagnosis, treatment planning options, surgical and grafting considerations, biomaterial and biomechanical factors, fixed provisionalization and final implant prosthetics are all integral parameters to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.

A comprehensive 25-point checklist will cover the key principles and concepts required for the anterior aesthetic implant dentistry with the following topics covered:

• Staged or delayed, early or immediate implant placement protocol;
• Hard tissue augmentation options; guided bone regeneration, expansion, block grafting and PRGF;
• Soft tissue augmentation considerations to improve phenotype and aesthetics;
• Immediate or delayed loading of provisional considerations;
• Implant macro and micro geometry design for premaxillary anterior zone;
• Requirements for precise 3 dimensional implant placement position;
• Provisionalization rationale: when, where, why and how to develop ideal soft tissue contours;
• Fixed versus removable provisionalization options;
• Screw versus cement retained restorations;
• Open versus closed tray impression techniques;
• Digital technologies applied to implant dentistry;
• Maintenance requirement of predictable and stable anterior implant prosthetics;
• Management of complications in anterior aesthetic implant dentistry.