Tooth Wear Management: Italian School Protocols

– The Index Technique. Introduction

– The Index Technique. Indications

– Dentition wear. Aetiology

– Tooth wear diagnostics

– Tooth wear risk assessment

– Tooth wear treatment guidelines

– Single Index Technique. Detailed protocol

– «Copy & Paste» technique

– How to diagnose erosion, abrasion attrition and abfraction

– Aesthetic and functional analysis

– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Restorers, General dentists.

– Restoration protocol

– Color selection

– No-prep restorative «Copy & Paste» protocol on the anterior sextants

– No-prep restorative «Copy & Paste» protocol on the posterior sextants

– When and how to bond additive partial restorations (composite and ceramic) on severe worn dentition

– Polishing and finishing

– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Restorers, General dentists.

– Diagnosis: basic principles of diagnosis

– Stages of diagnosis of asymptomatic patients

– Palpation of muscles: methods and rules

– Clinical stages of treatment

– Photoprotocol in the treatment

– Diagnosis of disorders by CBCT and MRI: anatomical aspects

– Physiological and pathological position of the condyle and articular disc

– Palpation of the TMJ: the traditional method and palpation through the auditory canal

– Increasing the vertical dimencion without changing the position of the condyle: technique

– Cancellation of muscle memory: prosthetic aspects

– The methodology for the fabrication of temporary occlusion splints

– Rehabilitation of patients with the use of additive prosthetics

– Occlusal veneers: indications for use.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists.

– Total rehabilitation using the injection formation technique: principles

– Methods of isolation of the working field

– Three-layer silicone key: operation protocol

– Wax-up and Mock-up in the protocol of total rehabilitation

– Adhesive protocol with tooth wear

– Method of forming composite material

– Indirect methods of total compositional rehabilitation: a three-stage protocol

– Planning based on facial features, aesthetic analysis

– Method of biologically oriented preparation

– Ceramic overlays and crowns: indications and protocols

– Total rehabilitation for erosion and abrasion: step-by-step protocol 

– Increasing the vertical dimension of the occlusion: predictability and safety

– Laminate veneers made of zirconium dioxide: protocol.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists.

– Direct technique to increase the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO)
– Protocols for defining the mandibular physiological position
– Neuromuscular deprogramming to define the mandibular physiological position
– Step-by-step composite reconstruction of anterior worn dentitions
– Protocols for composite palatal veneers
– Step-by-step composite reconstruction of posterior worn dentitions.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– Protocols for rebuilding a full arch with significant wear and tear in a single session
– Defining incisor reconstruction from an aesthetic perspective
– Determining the appropriate type of movement guide to use in one-step full-arch composite reconstruction
– Analysis of clinical cases of direct full-arch composite rehabilitation of worn dentitions.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– Goals and objectives of prosthodontic treatment

– The concept of "non-invasive" in the treatment of bruxists

– Rehabilitation or aesthetic dentistry: treatment tactics for bruxism

– Indications for changing occlusal relationships

– Full crowns or partial adhesive restorations: selection algorithm

– Digital bruxism treatment protocol: benefits

– Total prosthetic rehabilitation: clinical examples

– Occlusion: a role in bruxism treatment planning

– An interdisciplinary approach in the treatment of bruxism

– Occlusion on implants: risks of bruxism.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.