Description
Anterior & Posterior Composite Mastery
A Comprehensive 3-day Hands-on Course
MasterPath Course 2 & 3
The Majority of the Course is Hands-on
Richard G. Stevenson III, DDS, FAGD, FACD, ABOD
This three-day lecture and hands-on course will review the latest advancements in the broad realm of anterior and posterior composite restorations. The course has been designed to provide the clinician with a deep understanding of the entire restorative process, from materials science and adhesion to the placement and adjustment of the finest composite restorations possible. Function (Dynamic Occlusion) plays as important as shade matching and contours in the challenging esthetic zone of direct composite restorations. The new and experienced practitioners will find something valuable in this intensive course.
Topics
- Isolation techniques
- Step-by-step Protocol
- Shade matching
- Diagnostic wax-ups and putty guides
- Layering techniques
- Imperceptible Class III, IV, and V restorations
- Direct facial composite veneers (“bonding”)
- Diastema Closure
- Preparation designs – angled bevels and starburst bevels
- Adhesive options – which generation is best?
- Liners, bases, and Pulp Capping Materials – how to use them for predictable results
- Matrix systems – are they all the same?
- Light curing units and techniques
- Preparation designs
- Composite materials
- Complex situations – rotated teeth, discolored teeth
- Using tints and opaquers
- New super low-shrinkage resins
- Bulk fill vs. incremental layering
- The “snow-plow” and the “wall and lobe” techniques
- Complex situations – deep lesions and cusp coverage
- Troubleshooting
- Polishing systems
- Occlusal adjustment
- Reducing post-operative sensitivity
- Efficiency, limitations, indications
Learning Objectives
- Learn how to design a successful direct composite esthetic result that lasts
- Learn the science and practical application of composite layering
- Learn how to incorporate tints and opaquers into composites
- Learn how to build class IV composites with a lingual putty stent
- Learn how to restore a diastema with optimal contours
- Understand the indications for placing liners to enhance composite longevity
- Be able to place pulp capping material (MTA) in a manner that improves outcomes
- Learn how to select and apply the best matrix to ensure physiological contacts
- Learn how to build composites with the “Wall and Lobe” method
- Learn how to perform ideal occlusal adjustments and polishing
- How to minimize post-operative sensitivity
- Learn the technique for creating a direct composite onlay
