Dr. Zucchelli maintains a private practice in Bologna limited exclusively to periodontology and implantology. He serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontology at the University of Bologna and Director of the Master’s Program in Soft Tissue Management around Teeth and Implants.
An international speaker and author of the textbook Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery and numerous peer-reviewed publications on soft-tissue augmentation around implants, his work bridges clinical excellence with academic leadership in periodontal and implant rehabilitation.
Short Description
Dr. Giovanni Zucchelli presents The Nightmare of Peri-Implant Papilla, a practical and evidence-based course that addresses the complex challenge of reconstructing and maintaining the peri-implant papilla. Participants will master diagnostic protocols, surgical techniques, and decision-making guidelines for predictable papilla regeneration in esthetic implant zones.
Long Description
In the course The Nightmare of Peri-Implant Papilla, internationally recognized periodontist Dr. Giovanni Zucchelli delivers an in-depth exploration of one of the most demanding aspects of implant esthetics.
Drawing on his professorship and chairmanship at the University of Bologna, his PhD research, decades of clinical experience, and landmark publications on mucogingival surgery, Dr. Zucchelli examines the etiology, prevention, and advanced reconstructive strategies for peri-implant papillary deficiencies.
Through detailed clinical protocols, step-by-step surgical demonstrations, case documentation, and long-term follow-up data, participants learn precise diagnosis, flap designs, connective tissue grafting, and combined surgical-prosthetic approaches to optimize esthetic integration.
Designed for periodontists, implantologists, and advanced restorative dentists seeking biologically driven, predictable results, this course equips attendees with the knowledge and confidence to manage one of implant dentistry’s greatest esthetic challenges successfully.