I lectured and performed live surgery at an Oral Surgery Workshop this weekend. Oral surgeons, periodontists, and general dentists attended to learn minimally invasive surgery techniques. The first half of my presentation focused on cosmetic surgery. Then we followed the lecture with a lip lowering surgery with gum shaping to enhance the smile.
This is the before image. I will report her follow up image after her postoperative appointments.
I also taught a technique for atraumatic extractions. After the tooth is removed, it is replaced with an implant the same day.
Sometimes this process is referred to as teeth in a day. The advantages of this approach are: no denture, preserves the smile, prevents gum recession, and our approach is a minimally invasive laser procedure.
