Description
This two-day hands-on workshop will review the latest advancements in anterior ceramic veneer restorations. The course has been designed to provide the clinician with a practical understanding of the entire restorative process, from materials science and adhesion to the placement and adjustment of the finest ceramic veneers possible. Function (Dynamic Occlusion) plays as important a role as Esthetics in this challenging arena of indirect restoration. The new and experienced practitioner will find something valuable in this intensive course.
Topics
- Diagnosis and treatment planning for veneers
- Material choices: what to use, when, and where
- Step-by-step Protocol
- Shade matching
- Digital Smile Design
- Diagnostic wax-ups, putty guides, and the esthetic mock-up
- Lab Communication
- Veneer Preparation designs – facial, incisal butt, and lingual wrap
- Super Veneers, 3/4 Crowns, and All-Ceramic Crowns
- What margin/finish line to use in each situation
- Sophisticated veneer provisionals – blueprints for success
- Complex situations – rotated teeth, discolored teeth
- Try-in pastes
- Using resin cements of various shades
- How to select the best cement for the proper indication
- Intaglio surface preparation techniques to improve adhesion
- The Stevenson Stain prevention technique
- Polishing systems
- Occlusal adjustment for chewing pathways
Learning Objectives
- Learn how to design a veneer case with the result in mind
- Learn the science and practical application of adhesive cementation
- Learn how to create an ideal mock-up and realistic esthetic buy-in
- Learn how to make hand-sculpted and stent-generated provisionals
- Learn how to perform ideal occlusal adjustments and polishing to prevent chipping
- Learn which preparation is best for specific clinical findings
- Understand the material properties of feldspathic and lithium disilicate ceramics
- When to use which material to prevent or minimize restoration fractures
- What materials are best in which situations: glass-ceramic vs. zirconia
- How to properly prepare a tooth for a veneer
- How to minimize marginal staining long term
- How to minimize ceramic fractures by understanding the materials and occlusion
- How to finish and polish ceramics with high luster and gloss
