Description
This two-day hands-on workshop will review the latest advancements in anterior composites for closing diastema and completing class IV 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
- Shade matching
- Diagnostic wax-ups and putty guides
- Layering techniques
- Imperceptible ClassIV restorations)
- Diastema Closure
- Preparation designs – angled bevels and starburst bevels
- Adhesive options – which generation is best?
- Preparation designs
- Composite materials
- Complex situations – rotated teeth, discolored teeth
- Using tints and opaquers
- Troubleshooting
- Polishing systems
- Occlusal adjustment
Learning Objectives
- Learn how to design a successful direct class IV 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
- Learn how to perform ideal occlusal adjustments and polishing
