what you will learn
1. OCCLUSION
To identify occlusal disease
To classify wear patterns
Confidently deprogram patients
Identify the first point of contact
Understand CO vs CR
Excursions and guidance and their relevance
Understand an articulated bite record
Relevance of a stick bite
Relevance of a Kois facial analyser record
Occlusal scheme check at cementation
Long term occlusal considerations
To classify wear patterns
Confidently deprogram patients
Identify the first point of contact
Understand CO vs CR
Excursions and guidance and their relevance
Understand an articulated bite record
Relevance of a stick bite
Relevance of a Kois facial analyser record
Occlusal scheme check at cementation
Long term occlusal considerations
2. SMILE DESIGN
Principles of Smile Design
Protocol of smile designing from images
Line angles and their uses Facially driven smile design
Line angles and their uses Facially driven smile design
3. COMMUNICATION
Case Assessment communication
Case presentation
Verbal skills for case acceptance
Verbal skills for patient management Use of photography
Verbal skills for patient management Use of photography
4. LABORATORY COMMUNICATION
(see objective 8)
5. TREATMENT PLANNING
Plan multidisciplinary treatment confidently
Plan cosmetic cases
Plan wear cases
Thorough case assessment protocol
Plan cosmetic cases
Plan wear cases
Thorough case assessment protocol
6. DIRECT MOCK UPS
Smile designing in the mouth by hand using DMG Luxaflow
Recording the mock up for laboratory communication
7. WAX UPS
Evaluation of wax ups
Modify wax up in the mouth by hand
Modify wax up in the mouth by hand
8. TRIAL SMILE & TOOTH PREPARATION
Construct a bespoke trial smile using Luxatemp/Luxaflow
Minimally invasive prep technique
Management of no prep teeth
Management of prepped teeth
Minimal preparation of deflective / retroclined/ palatally placed teeth
Minimal preparation of proclined teeth Removal of existing restorations Minimising damage to tooth structure Removal of trial smile minimising damage to tooth structure
Smoothing preps
Margin design
Minimal preparation of deflective / retroclined/ palatally placed teeth
Minimal preparation of proclined teeth Removal of existing restorations Minimising damage to tooth structure Removal of trial smile minimising damage to tooth structure
Smoothing preps
Margin design
9. CAUSES & MANAGEMENT OF DARK ROOTS
10. MANAGEMENT OF SOFT TISSUES
Bone sounding
Laser gum contouring
Laser depigmentation
Laser gum contouring
Laser depigmentation
11. HAEMOSTATIC AGENTS & THEIR USES
12. IMPRESSION TAKING & EVALUATION OF IMPRESSIONS
13. BONDING TEMPORARIES
14. OCCLUSAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TEMPORARIES
15. TROUBLESHOOTING TRIAL SMILE ISSUES
Chipping
Staining
Soft tissues
Aesthetics
Function
Speech
16. EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION
How the teeth feel
How the teeth look
How the temporaries and finals will differ
Compromises for no prep techniques
17. WIDENING BUCCAL CORRIDORS
18. Lab Communication
Communication methods
Instructions
Lab prescriptions
19. CEMENTATION
Techniques for trial smile removal
Restoration fit check and try in
Patient approval and communication
Porcelain preparation steps and materials
Cementation and materials
Cleanup techniques
Light curing protocol
Restoration fit check and try in
Patient approval and communication
Porcelain preparation steps and materials
Cementation and materials
Cleanup techniques
Light curing protocol