Current trends in Aesthetic Periodontology

LOD-063-00

Dr. Andre Saadoun

Nowadays, the goal of periodontal plastic muccogingival procedure is to perform surgery as atraumatically as possible at the recipient and donor site. Recently, as an alternative to autogeneous gingival graft in root coverage procedures, Enamel Matrix Derivative and acellular dermal matrix allograft were utilized to correct this gingival defect, negating the requirement for a second surgical site.

Digitizing Your Practice

LOD-062-00

Dr. Lorne Lavine

The course will assist dentists in developing a plan to create a digital or chartless practice. We will look at the six components of a digital practice and how to make intelligent decisions for purchasing each component. We will also look at the process to integrate all of these components together.

Esthetic Dentistry - 2 Layer Composite Restorations (JAPANESE LANGUAGE ONLY)

LOD-060-00j

Dr. Didier Dietschi

Esthetic Dentistry - 2 Layer Composite Restorations (JAPANESE LANGUAGE ONLY)

YSGG Laser Precision in Periodontal Plastic Surgery

LOD-059-00

Dr. Bobby Butler

Lasers have been used in dentistry for many years. Mostly they have been used with soft tissue procedures. Recently the Er,Cr:YSGG laser has been shown to be safe and effective in osseous procedures. Many cosmetic dentists have been using lasers for esthetic crown lengthening procedures, but most of these cases are simple gingivectomies and not true crown lengthening procedures. Complications can occur without understanding the biologic width and different periodontal biotypes. This presentation will discuss current and future applications with the Er, Cr: YSGG laser with periodontal surgical procedures. The focus will be its use in closed and open esthetic crown lenghtening procedures. Discussion with case selection and osseous biotypes with be stressed. Other applications involving osseous augmentation procedures, harvesting osseous blocks, ridge splitting and lateral sinus wall procedures, will also be briefly discussed.

All Ceramic Restoration (JAPANESE LANGUAGE ONLY)

LOD-056-00j

Dr. Hiro Hatano

All Ceramic Restoration (JAPANESE LANGUAGE ONLY) All Ceramic Restoration (JAPANESE LANGUAGE ONLY)

Predictable Anterior Aesthetics with Veneers - Interdisciplinary Approach

LOD-055-00

Dr. Galip Gurel

Creating the precision in terms of the preparation, fit and the aesthetic final outcome with veneer restorations needs a detailed treatment plan which is unique to each case. Designing a new smile for a patient consists of many steps which are very important and if followed correctly, produce predictable success. The key to aesthetic excellence requires patient communication as well as the communication with the laboratory and the specialists from the beginning of the case till the end. This presentation will help the clinician to understand the clinical steps as well the patient communication steps.<br><br>In todays dentistry success depends on an interdisciplinary team work. Every member of the team (including the specialists, lab technicians and the patient) should be aware of the treatment planning and the end result from the beginning. Every effort should be spent to bring the teeth to their natural position on the dental arch, hence creating enough space for the restoration to be received so that the aim should be minimum tooth preparation.<br><br>After that stage, in order to achieve a very precise and predictable tooth preparation, wax-up, silicon indexes and related techniques such as APR (Aesthetic Pre Recontouring), APT (Aesthetic Pre-evaluative Temporaries) and preparation through the APTs are extremely crucial. This eliminates all the possible mistakes and destruction of the depth cutters that could have been done if the tooth was to be prepared without realizing the aging affects on the enamel (volumetric enamel loss) or their inappropriate teeth positions on the dental arch

New Advances In Soft Tissue Esthetics Around Teeth and Implants

LOD-049-00

Dr. Eric van Dooren

New Advances In Soft Tissue Esthetics Around Teeth and Implants

Perio-prosthetic Considerations Around Natural Teeth

LOD-048-00

Dr. Eric van Dooren

Perio-prosthetic Considerations Around Natural Teeth

Perio-prosthetic Considerations Around Dental Implants

LOD-047-00

Dr. Eric van Dooren

Perio-Prosthetic Considerations Around Dental Implants<br>This course will discuss surgical and restorative concepts, procedures and solutions to improve the soft tissue emergence profile of implant and pontic sites in single implant restorations and implant bridges. The restorative choice of implant design and abutment material will be discussed and particularly the evidence of using Zirconia abutments as stable base for soft tissue esthetics and long term implant results.<br><br>The concept of using a concave or flat preplanned abutment via the cad-cam route and via the prefabricated route will be discussed and the steps preventing removal of abutments during the restorative phase.<br><br>This course will teach the restorative dentist the new concepts of zirconia abutment materials, the concave or flat abutment design and the immediate or early placement of the final abutment.

Shade Selection to Match Natural Teeth and Adjacent Restorations

LOD-045-00

Dr. Stefan Paul

This lecture will discuss advantages of shade taking with currently available color analyzing devices.