Indirect restoration in the biomimetic concept

– The history and development of biomimetic dentistry
– The natural tooth anatomy and the natural tooth histology. Enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp tissue
– The biobase restoration. Understanding the bio-dome and the bio-rim
– The DEC (dentino enamel commplex)
– Analyzing biomechanical defects
– Stress reducing methods and techniques
– The occlusal effect carries
– The bioDome concept. Clinical examples
– The peripheral seal zone and tooth preparation for overlay restoration
– Immediate dentine sealing (IDS) and decoupling with time (DWT)
– Resin coating technique
– High level adhesion with fiber reinforced biomimetic materials
– Deep margin elevation (DME). The keys to successful DME
– Indirect restorations from material selection to adhesive luting.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

– The history and development of biomimetic dentistry
– The natural tooth anatomy and the natural tooth histology. Enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp tissue
– The biobase restoration. Understanding the bio-dome and the bio-rim
– The DEC (dentino enamel commplex)
– Analyzing biomechanical defects
– Stress reducing methods and techniques
– The occlusal effect carries
– The bioDome concept. Clinical examples
– The peripheral seal zone and tooth preparation for overlay restoration
– Immediate dentine sealing (IDS) and decoupling with time (DWT)
– Resin coating technique
– High level adhesion with fiber reinforced biomimetic materials
– Deep margin elevation (DME). The keys to successful DME
– Indirect restorations from material selection to adhesive luting
– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

– The main goals of the biomimetic concept

– Partial coverage restorations vs full crowns

– The bio-rim. Stress distribution

– The adhesion equation: maximizing the bond and minimizing the stress

– The advantages of indirect and semi-direct biomimetic restorations

– The C-factor

– Hydrodynamic theory of pain and the pulpal fluid movement

– Classification of dental adhesives

– Bonding partial coverage restorations to dentin, composite, or to enamel

– The hybrid layer concept

– The inter diffusion zone

– The challenges in creating a uniform dentin hybrid layer

– The hierarchy of bondability

– Steps and protocols to maximize bond of partial coverage restorations

– Immediate dentin sealing (IDS) with gold standard adhesives

– The biobase stage

– Step-by-step protocols of of bonding of Еmax and feldspathic ceramics to the biobase

– Step-by-step protocols of bonding composite onlays

– Bonding to cured composite, is it possible?

– Indirect restoration bonding with heated composite vs resin cement

– Step-by-step video demonstration of bonding composite overlay with heated composite. 

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

– The scientific approach to vertical bioemulative preparation

– The difference between vertical and horizontal preparation technique

– Classification of the finish line margins: preparation with and without the margin

– Marginless preparation: feather edge and knife edge

– Advantages and disadvantages of vertical preparation technique

– The burs choice for vertical preparation technique

– The mechanical preparation of a natural abutment:

- characteristics of the finishing line

- curettage preparation and overcontour preparation technique.

– Provisional prostheses: acrylic or composite?

– Impressions: materials, impression trays, impression techniques, tissue retraction, and impression protocols

– Application of the facebow and the articulator

– The laboratory part of bioemulative crown restoration: 

- the choice of materials

- application of die spacer paint waxing

- casting and welding

- how to choose alloys.

– Occlusion in clinical practice:

- occlusal stability and centric relation

- occlusal vertical dimension

- occlusal functional and esthetic planes: Wilson, Spee and Monson,

- esthetic facebow, articulator, and axiography.

– Clinical cases of zirconia bioemulated restorations

– Clinical cases of ceramic bioemulated restorations

– Crown restoration bonding and cementation:

- zinc oxyphosphate permanent cementation

- adhesive bonding.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

– The main goal of total oral rehabilitation

– Traditional approach of oral rehabilitation vs the biomimetic non-invasive approach

– Differentiating different kinds of partial restorations: inlays, onlays, overlays, table tops, palatal veneers, occlusal veneers

– The benefits of partial ceramic indirect restorations

– Clinical steps of preparing onlays

– The build-up of severely destructed tooth with composite prior to partial restoration. Concepts and indications

– Improving the fracture resistance of partial restorations

– Minimal invasive preparation protocols for partial biomimetic restorations

– Step-by-step protocols to achieving minimally invasive and functional ceramic palatal veneers

– Full mouth rehabilitation and increasing the VDO in severe erosion and tooth wear cases: platalal veneers, onlays, table tops and occlusal veneers

– Step-by-step protocols of the biomimetic approach of buccal veneers

– Ceramic veneers cementation using pre-heated restorative composite

– Clinical cases. 

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

– Advantages of adhesive dentistry

– The three step dental bonding agents (DBAs)

– Bonding techniques to receive the best performance

– Protocols of ceramic conditioning prior to bonding of the restoration

– Protocols of silanization to improve ceramic adhesion

– Protocols of ceramic restoration cementation using pre-heated restorative composite: Advantages and indication

– Mechanical, physical, and biological properties of various ceramic materials

– Pressed vs CAD/CAM partial ceramic restorations

– Step-by-step walkthrough of full mouth rehabilitation cases. Preparation, laboratory stage, and bonding.  

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

– Rubberdamology. The importance of isolation

– Bonding. Protocols to maximize adhesion

– Tooth preparation protocols for indirect composite biomimetic restoration

– Build-up of severely damaged teeth

– The peripheral seal zone and tooth preparation for overlay restoration

– Immediate dentine sealing (IDS) and decoupling with time (DWT)

– Resin coating technique

– Intraoral scanning. Scanning in rubber dam isolation

– Step-by-step protocols of cementation of the restoration

– Clinical cases. 

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

– Diagnosis and virtual treatment planning

– Evaluation of intraoral scanners available in the market and intraoral softwares

– Strategies and protocols to Improve intraoral and facial scanning

– Think digital: integration of extraoral pictures with DICOM and STL files to improve treatment planning and treatment outcome

– Digital planning in aesthetic cases: tips for mock-up

– Effective protocols for biomimetic CAD/CAM restorations

– Protocols to scan under rubber dam isolation

– How to reproduce the emergence profile in the final restoration

– Digital provisional restorations

– Step-by-step video demonstration of CAD/CAM biomimetic restoration: from intraoral scanning to overlay bonding

– When to send to the lab and when to fabricate in house?

– What to mill and what to print?

– 3D printing: from direct restorations index technique and indirect restoration preparation guides to surgical and periodontal guides

- Clinical cases. 

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

– Zirconia: classification of different types

– The physical, chemical and biological properties of zirconia

– Morphology of the bioemulated restoration

– Finishing of zirconia in the white stage

– Macro and Micro Texture

– Layering of monolithic bioemulated restorations

– The color theory and its application

– Liquid ceramic understanding

– Layering with liquid ceramic

– White and pink layering process

– Real cases results: step-by-step of case explanation.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.