MDS & Friends
Symposium 2025
13-15 February | Florence
Registration includes
Participation in the scientific sessions – coffee-breaks
Congress material and bag
Attendance certificate
CALL FOR PAPERS
A Research Competition and a Clinical Case Competition is open, with a poster presentation that will be held during the Symposium.
The best Research selected by the Scientific Commission will be awarded the Antony H. Melcher Prize of € 1.000.
The best Clinical Case selected by the Scientific Commission will be awarded the Antony H. Melcher Prize of € 1.000.
Deadline for abstract
submissions is January
the 10th, 2025
The official language of the Symposium is English.
Simultaneous translation will be provided from English to Italian.
Friday 14 February
9:00-09:30
Keynote lecture:
“My own way on soft tissue management: Learnings and recommendations for the next generation”
Massimo De Sanctis
9:30-10:30
The importance of connective tissue graft in surgical techniques
Chair: Sofía Aroca
The connective tissue barrier in treatment of intrabony defect
David Palombo
The tunnel technique in multiple recession treatment
Anton Sculean
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-13:00
The importance of Soft tissue management in bone reconstruction
Chair: Ignacio Sanz Martín & Ignacio Sanz Sánchez
The importance of Soft tissue management in anterior bone reconstruction
Istvan Urban
The importance of Soft tissue management in posterior bone reconstruction
Luca de Stavola
13:00-14:30
Break. Lunch
14:30-16:30
The importance of soft tissue management in orthodontic treatment
Chair: Anton Sculean
Teeth position and recession treatment in lower arch. Is the retention a causative factor?
Sofia Aroca
Can we prevent post orthodontic recessions?
Tali Chackartchi
Recession treatment in lower arch following orthodontic therapy
Martina Stefanini
16:30-17:00
Coffee Break
17:00-19:00
Soft tissue management in restorative and prosthetic reconstruction
Chair: France Lambert
Soft tissue management in restorative therapy
Davide Guglielmi
Soft tissue management in rehabilitation of esthetic zone around implants
Carlo Monaco
The importance of soft tissue in long term success of implant restoration
Gary Finelle
Saturday 15 February
9:00-10:30
Soft tissue management in implant therapy
Chair: Klaus Lang
Soft tissue surgical techniques to improve esthetic at implant sites
France Lambert
Soft tissue augmentation at implant sites in esthetic zone
Ignacio Sanz Martín
Soft tissue treatment in Implant tissue dehiscence
Giovanni Zucchelli
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
Research and Clinical Case Competition
Antony H. Melcher Prize
11:30-13:00
The importance of soft tissue management in peri-implant diseases
Chair: Ignacio Sanz Sanchez
Soft tissue dimension can influence peri-implant health?
Ausra Ramanaskautie
Soft tissue augmentation can prevent peri-implant diseases?
Klaus Lang
13:00
Closing ceremony
Massimo de Sanctis
Hands-on
Thursday 13 February
15:00 – 19:00
The strip technique after bone reconstructions
Hélène Arnal
