What’s New in All-Ceramics?
Techno-Clinical Perspectives
Presenter: Dr. Damon Adams
6-7 AGD/MAGD Lecture Hours
Knowledge of the latest indirect dental materials is vital to maximizing the aesthetic and functional success of your restorations. For all-ceramics, this must include a thorough understanding of their current clinical uses, treatment indications, preparation and impression requirements, factors related to occlusion, as well as any inherent material strengths and weaknesses. Dr. Adams will discuss the practical knowledge that is needed to make the best choices for all-ceramic restorations, and to optimize the team-created results. He will also highlight information that dental technicians really want you and your team to know, but may be afraid to discuss.
This dynamic seminar is recommended for doctors, assistants, and dental technicians.
Objectives:
- All-ceramics versus aesthetics and function: Are all-ceramics always the right choice?
- Simplifying all-ceramics to assist in making optimal choices by understanding the critical differences between available materials: examples of what is available and proven.
- Treatment planning considerations for all-ceramics
- The 10 most common preparation errors with solutions
- Impression trouble shooting: key factors in all-ceramic success
- Digital impressions v. physical impressions: What are the advantages? Should you purchase a system now?
- 6 Keys in the selection of aesthetic post s: preventing post and core failures
- Proper use of silane and silica/silane treatments
- Key photos to take for all-ceramic aesthetic success/shade taking considerations
- The role of occlusion in the longevity of all-ceramics
- An update: Do zirconium oxide restorations fail? Why? Why you need to be careful when cutting off zirconium oxide copings. What are the best burs to use? What are the financial implications?
- Ways to minimize all-ceramic fractures and failures
- Laser indications specifically for digital impressions and CAD/CAM
- What are the best cements for all-ceramics available today? How to increase bond strengths for zirconium oxide restorations.
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