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SYMPOSIUM 2027

Soft Tissue Management,
the key to improve your daily practice

Florence - February 11 to 13, 2027

The SYMPOSIUM 2027: Soft Tissue Management, organized under the prestigious Massimo & Friends brand, is the benchmark clinical and scientific event designed to take your daily practice to the next level. From February 11th to 13th, 2027, the stunning Villa Vittoria Palazzo dei Congressi in Florence will open its doors to gather the world’s leading figures in periodontology and implantology. During these days, attendees will delve deeply into soft tissue management, addressing critical topics such as the dilemma of keratinized tissue in esthetic implantology, flap advancement vs. tunnel techniques, and the crucial debate between bone augmentation versus soft tissue augmentation to ensure long-term implant success.

The event will kick off strong with an exclusive Pre-Symposium focused on esthetic tissue reconstruction using “The Brazilian Way” approach. Throughout the main program, you will have the privilege of attending debates, clinical cases, and roundtables led by true titans of global dentistry, including Dr. Massimo De Sanctis, Giovanni Zucchelli, Mariano Sanz, Dani Buser, Istvan Urban, and Luca De Stavola, among many other elite experts. This symposium not only promises to revolutionize your vision on tissue stability and the resolution of esthetic failures, but will also provide an unparalleled networking opportunity in the heart of Italy.

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Registration includes

Participation in the scientific sessions, coffee breaks, congress material and bag, and a certificate of attendance.

Speakers

Sofía Aroca

Sofía Aroca

Juan Blanco

Juan Blanco

Gonzalo Blasi

Gonzalo Blasi

Daniel Buser

Daniel Buser

Francesco Cairo

Francesco Cairo

Benjamin Cortasse

Benjamin Cortasse

Luca De Stavola

Luca De Stavola

Vanessa Frazao

Vanessa Frazao

Guto Giordani

Guto Giordani

Óscar González

Óscar González

Filippo Graziani

Filippo Graziani

Davide Guigliemi

Davide Guigliemi

Karine Jepsen

Karine Jepsen

Rony Jung

Rony Jung

Sergio Kahn

Sergio Kahn

France Lambert

France Lambert

Paulo Mesquita

Paulo Mesquita

Ana Molina

Ana Molina

Carlo Monaco

Carlo Monaco

Alberto Monje

Alberto Monje

Virginie Monnet Cortie

Virginie Monnet Cortie

Ilham Mounssif

Ilham Mounssif

José Nart

José Nart

Kevser Pala

Kevser Pala

David Palombo

David Palombo

Giulio Rasperini

Rony Jung

Mario Roccuzzo

Mario Roccuzzo

Mariano Sanz

Mariano Sanz

Anton Sculean

Anton Sculean

Martina Stefanini

Martina Stefanini

Alexandra Stähli

Alexandra Stähli

Lorenzo Tavelli

Lorenzo Tavelli

Daniel Thoma

Daniel Thoma

Leo Trombelli

Leo Trombelli

Istvan Urban

Istvan Urban

Cristina Vallès

Ion Zabalegui

Ion Zabalegui

Giovanni Zucchelli

Giovanni Zucchelli

Otto Zuhr

Otto Zuhr

Pre-Symposium

Mastering Esthetic Tissue Reconstruction Around Teeth and Implants:

The Brazilian Way

Thursday, February 11 ✦ 14:30 – 18:00
(16:30 – 17:00 coffee break)

CHAIRS:

Sofía Aroca

Sofía Aroca

Sergio Kahn

Sergio Kahn

SPEAKERS:

Guto Giordani

Guto Giordani

Vanessa Frazao

Vanessa Frazao

Paulo Mesquita

Paulo Mesquita

Congress Program

Friday, February 12, 2027

09:00 – 09:10 Opening
  • Massimo De Sanctis, Leo Trombelli, Luca De Stavola
09:10 – 09:50 Is the CAF still indicated in root coverage procedure?
  • Chair: Mariano Sanz
  • Speakers: Francesco Cairo, Giulio Rasperini
09:50 – 10:30 Is the inclusion of periosteum a determinant step in tunnel techniques?
  • Chair: Mariano Sanz
  • Speakers: Ion Zabalegui, Benjamin Cortasse
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:40 The dilemma of keratinized soft tissue in esthetic implant dentistry
  • Chair: Rony Jung
  • Speakers: Daniel Thoma, Ana Molina, Cristina Vallès
11:40 – 12:20 Restorative dentistry in cervical areas. The soft tissue dilemma
  • Chair: Rony Jung
  • Speakers: Óscar González, Davide Guigliemi, Kevser Pala
12:20 – 13:00 Is preventive surgery still indicated prior to orthodontic therapy?
  • Chair: Anton Sculean
  • Speakers: Karin Jepsen, Alexandra Stähli, Virginie Monnet Cortie
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:10 MCAF vs MCAT: what’s the advantages and differences in advancing a flap or a tunnel?
  • Chair: Giovanni Zucchelli
  • Speakers: Sofia Aroca, Martina Stefanini
15:10 – 15:50 The use of connective tissue graft: is this the solution in esthetic cases?
  • Chair: Giovanni Zucchelli
  • Speakers: Otto Zuhr, Vanessa Frazao, David Palombo
15:50 – 16:30 Is Vista technique better than MCAF?
  • Chair: José Nart
  • Speakers: Ilham Mounssif, Gonzalo Blasi
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:40 Can soft tissue modification influence the incidence of peri-implantitis?
  • Chair: José Nart
  • Speakers: Mario Roccuzzo, Alberto Monje
17:40 – 18:20 Keratinized tissue band vs supracrestal soft tissue for esthetic implantology
  • Chair: Giovanni Zucchelli
  • Speakers: Carlo Monaco, Lorenzo Tavelli
18:20 – 19:00 Is soft tissue thickness the key for stability in immediate implants?
  • Chair: Giovanni Zucchelli
  • Speakers: Juan Blanco, France Lambert
09:00 – 09:20 Research Prize
09:20 – 10:15 Bone augmentation vs soft tissue augmentation, understanding key factors for implant success
  • Chair: Dani Buser
  • Speakers: Istvan Urban, Luca de Stavola
10:15 – 11:00 Treatment of soft tissues failures around implants
  • Chair: José Nart
  • Speakers: Giovanni Zucchelli, Paulo Mesquita
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 11:50 Debate. Bone augmentation vs soft tissue augmentation. Treatment of soft tissues failures.
  • Panel: Dani Buser, Virginie Monet Corti, Istvan Urban, Luca De Stavola, Giovanni Zucchelli, Paulo Mesquita
11:50 – 12:20 General Discussion
  • Chair: Massimo de Sanctis
  • Panel: Mariano Sanz, Giovanni Zucchelli, José Nart
12:20 – 12:50 Tribute Massimo De Sanctis
  • Chair: Filippo Graziani
  • Panel: Giovanni Zucchelli, Mariano Sanz, Sofia Aroca
12:50 – 13:00 Closing ceremony
  • By: Massimo de Sanctis

Registration

Special rate for friends

399 €

319 €

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