Indirect Restorations: The 10 steps to success. No preparation to cementing on dentine.

Course Objectives

The course will be instrumental in the understanding the following

  • Diagnosis and Treatment Planning with cases where Veneers are the treatment of Choice
  • Parameters that define Smile analysis and their application in treatment planning
  • Records, Photographs : Views required and why? An essential for treatment planning and lab communication
  • Occlusion and its role for long term success when planning a case for veneers
  • Preparation of Ceramic Veneers through a guided process and steps taken for minimal invasion into the tooth tissues
  • Tissue management and Impression techniques 
  • Different types of Ceramics: when to choose what 
  • Cementation protocols for Veneers
  • Minimal Preparation and No preparation Veneers

Abstract

Since centuries there has been a desire to look better and nicer. We all know that the smile is the biggest contrast on the human face and that makes it even more important to harmonize with the face. Though there is a never ending marketing machine to have whiter teeth and brighter teeth, but we all know that nature has a certain design element built it which can be modified to a limit.

There are seven wonders in the world some of which are amazing works of art, but none violate principals of nature.

Why should the teeth/ prosthesis we give to our patients be any different? We need to change form and sometimes function but it should all be done in harmony with the face and personality of the individual.

Biomimetic refers to human-made processes, substances, devices, or systems that imitate nature. The art and science of designing and building biomimetic apparatus is called Biomimetic.

In the same way Biomimetic Ceramic veneers are ones, which are made to look, feel and function, like natural teeth. This presentation focuses and involves discussing how we can conserve tooth tissue and achieves results in restoring them with minimally compromising on tooth tissue.

The concepts and simplified techniques for Styleitaliano indirect will be presented in this course and will be practiced in a demo workshop as well.

Agenda

09:00 - 10:30 Rationale for Smile design, Smile Design Parameters

Simple Photography Protocol

Laboratory Communication
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 13:00 Treatment Planning: Rationale for Mock Up and Preparation through it

Material Selection When and Why? Emax Vs Feldspathic

Preparation Design and technique

Cementation of Ceramic Veneers
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 Hands-on
  • Making Preparation Guides and Silicone Mock up Key
  • Demo on Face bow transfer and Doing an orientation jaw relation
  • Demo On MDP and Work Flow to the Lab
  • Ceramic Veneer Preparation for different types and designs 
17:00 - 18:00 Final remarks and Q&A