Surgical Crown Lengthening For General Practitioners

Surgical Crown Lengthening For General Practitioners is organized by The University of British Columbia (UBC) and will be held on Nov 01, 2025 at UBC Faculty of Dentistry, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Description:
Fractured teeth with sufficient root support can often be rescued by a combination of surgical crown lengthening and prosthodontic rehabilitation. Treated anterior teeth for better esthetics also often require surgical crown lengthening. 

The focus of this lecture and hands-on program is to provide general practitioners with the necessary background information and practical training using animal mandibles to perform surgical crown lengthening procedures. 

The didactic portion of the course will cover the following topics:

• Surgical anatomy as it relates to crown lengthening surgery
• Surgical instruments needed to perform the procedure 
• Indications, contraindications and alternative approaches to surgical crown lengthening 
• Surgical crown lengthening in the posterior dentition 
• Anterior crown lengthening surgery 
• Postoperative care 

The afternoon hands-on portion will include: 

• Flap design and elevation on animal mandibles 
• Osseous procedure in posterior sites to establish appropriate biological width 
• Suturing techniques for optimal soft tissue closure 
• Placement of periodontal dressing for postoperative management 

Educational Objectives:

• Manage full thickness flaps needed for surgical crown lengthening 
• Apply principles of osseous surgery 
• Understand and apply the principles of the biological width required for ideal restorative work 
• Practice suturing techniques using single interrupted and continuous sutures
• Apply surgical dressing