Current Concepts & New Ways. From Sinus Floor Elevation & GBR to the Shell Technique – The New Platinum Standards in Bone Augmentation Course – Dr Jochen Tunkel

Join Dr Jochen Tunkel  for Bone Augmentation – Current Concepts & New Ways. From Sinus Floor Elevation & GBR to the Shell Technique – The New Platinum Standards in Bone Augmentation three-day Course.

Patient expectations regarding implant treatment have changed fundamentally in recent years. It is no longer sufficient for implants to simply be osseointegrated – they must be placed in a prosthetically ideal position. This often requires some form of bone augmentation.

Implantologists today have a wide range of surgical techniques and materials at their disposal – the challenge lies in using them correctly, safely, and with minimal morbidity for the patient.

When is which method indicated?

• Sinus floor elevation, guided bone regeneration (GBR), autologous bone block transplantation, or allogeneic bone plates – which indication calls for what?
• Is the shell technique now the gold standard in augmentation surgery?
• Does autologous bone still remain irreplaceable?
• And how safe and effective are allogeneic materials?

This course is designed for:

Dentists, oral surgeons, and maxillofacial surgeons with implantology experience who wish to expand their expertise in augmentation and soft tissue management.

What to expect:

Numerous clinical cases, images, and video demonstrations will present techniques and materials in a practical, reproducible way. Hands-on exercises on models and pig jaws will support direct implementation and confident handling.

Course topics at a glance:

• Overview of instruments and materials
• Soft tissue management during augmentation, implantation, and stage-two surgery
• Bone harvesting, bone substitutes, and membranes
• Bone splitting and spreading
• Internal and external sinus floor elevation
• Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR)
• Autologous bone augmentation
• Allogeneic bone grafts
• Complication management
• Main topic: Shell technique using autologous and allogeneic plates

AGENDA

Day 1 – March 19, 2027

Getting Started – GBR & Sinus Floor Elevation

08:45–09:15 – Registration
09:15–10:30 – Theory Part 1

• Basic principles of augmentative implant surgery
• Alternatives to augmentation
• Guided bone regeneration – indications and limitations

10:30–11:00 – Coffee break

11:00–12:30 – Theory Part 2

• Guided bone regeneration – implementation into practice
• Transcrestal sinus floor elevation

12:30–13:30 – Lunch break

13:30–15:00 – Theory Part 3

• Lateral sinus floor elevation

15:00–15:30 – Coffee break

15:30–17:00 – Hands-on Part 1

• Implantation combined with guided bone regeneration
• Lateral sinus floor elevation

Day 2 – March 20, 2027

The Autologous Day

09:15–10:30 – Theory Part 1

• GBR or shell technique: treatment decision-making based on differential diagnosis
• Autologous bone harvesting

10:30–11:00 – Coffee break

11:00–12:30 – Theory Part 2

• Shell technique with autologous bone plates

12:30–13:30 – Lunch break

13:30–15:00 – Theory Part 3

• Shell technique and augmentative relining GBR
• Shapes of bone plates – Part 1

15:00–15:30 – Coffee break

15:30–17:00 – Hands-on Part 2

• Augmentation with allogeneic bone plates (start model)

Day 3 – March 21, 2027

The Allogeneic Day

09:00–10:45 – Theory Part 1

• From the autologous to the allogeneic technique – what made me change my mind?
• Allogeneic shell technique augmentation
• Scientific background
• Horizontal and vertical augmentation with allogeneic bone plates

10:45–11:15 – Coffee break

11:15–12:45 – Theory Part 2

• Horizontal and vertical augmentation with allogeneic bone plates
• Basic rules to follow during allogeneic bone augmentation

12:45–13:45 – Lunch break

13:45–15:00 – Theory Part 3

• Basic rules to follow during allogeneic bone augmentation
• Shaping of bone plates – Part 2 (complex cases)
• Complication management
• Computer-guided shell technique
• Extreme cases – where are the limits?

15:00–15:30 – Coffee break

15:30–17:00 – Hands-on Part 3

• Augmentation with allogeneic bone plates (advanced model)