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Gum grafting is the soft tissue skill many GPs skip on the way to implants. Periodontist Dr. Fadi Hasan explains why it should come first.In this episode of Digital Dentistry Decoded, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny sits down with Dr. Fadi Hasan, a board-certified periodontist at Sculpt Center for Implants & Periodontics and one half of The Perio Amigos. Hasan explains how he decides when gingival recession needs treatment and when to monitor, why he values tissue thickness over complete root coverage, and how he sets expectations with patients before surgery.The conversation breaks down the main soft tissue graft options (free gingival grafts, de-epithelialized FGGs, tuberosity grafts, allografts and collagen matrices) and when Hasan reaches for each around teeth and implants. He also shares how he protects the palatal donor site with a printed stent, and where digital workflows already help in perio surgery, from intraoral scans for patient education to guided crown lengthening and printed guides for block graft harvesting.Ahmad also gives his take on traditional photogrammetry, horizontal scan bodies and the new photogrammetry apps.🎓 Dr. Fadi Hasan's perio course on iDD – https://academy.instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/courses/predictable-soft-tissue-surgery/Chapters00:00:00 Introduction to Digital Dentistry Decoded00:01:26 Guest Introduction – Dr. Fadi Hasan from Sculpt Center for Implants & Periodontics00:02:58 Where Perio and Prosthetics Overlap00:05:31 Why Soft Tissue Skills Come Before Implants00:07:37 Microsutures and Soft Tissue Finesse00:08:25 Intraoral Scans for Graft Patient Education00:08:59 Digital Wax-Ups for Pontic Site Development00:13:29 Guided Gingivectomy and Crown Lengthening00:14:11 Guided Block Graft Harvesting00:15:09 Surgical Guides for Apicoectomies and Sinus Lifts00:16:37 Smartphone Scanning and Photogrammetry00:17:21 Photogrammetry vs Scan Bodies vs Apps00:19:57 When to Treat Gingival Recession00:22:58 Keratinized Tissue and the 2 mm Debate00:24:00 Recession Progression and Treatment Timing00:25:53 Bony Peaks and Realistic Root Coverage00:28:45 Clinical Photo Documentation00:29:53 Specialists, GPs and Sharing Knowledge00:34:02 What a Periodontist Treats Day to Day00:38:53 Soft Tissue Graft Types Explained00:40:27 Protecting the Palate with a Printed Stent00:41:26 Autogenous vs Allograft Selection00:43:25 Collagen Matrices Around Implants00:44:22 Soft Tissue Overhead and Practice Revenue00:47:30 FGG vs De-Epithelialized FGG00:49:58 FGGs Around Mandibular All-on-X00:50:32 Tuberosity Grafts for Implant Sites00:51:44 Closing Remarks————————————————————————————————————————📲 Let's be social! Follow iDD on the following platforms:Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/instituteofdigitaldentistryInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/idigitaldentistry/LinkedIn – https://linkedin.com/company/instituteofdigitaldentistryTikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@idigitaldentistryX – https://x.com/iDigitalDentist📍Institute of Digital Dentistry At the forefront of digital dentistry education – your digital dentistry journey starts here! https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/📚 Join iDD's Free Academy and get instant access to over 40+ Free digital dentistry courses and eBook PDFs! https://idd.to/freeacademy💻 Check out our online course bundles: https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/bundles/🎙️Listen to our 'Digital Dentistry Decoded with iDD' podcast on your favorite streaming platform now! https://idd.to/podcast#GumGrafting #Periodontics #SoftTissueManagement #DigitalDentistry #DigitalDentistryDecoded