4 Day Restorative Dentistry Course
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Digital Smile Design (hands-on)
Dr. David Gratton
Clinical dentistry is embracing the application of digital technologies to replace the analog techniques with which we are so comfortable. While this is especially true in the realm of impression making procedures and chair side prosthesis manufacturing, processes can be digitized at each phase of restorative and implant treatment, resulting in the virtualization of the patient from diagnosis through prosthesis delivery. The morning session will focus on the diagnostic application of these technologies, specifically as they apply to smile analysis and design.
Learning Objectives:
Highlight the role of the intraoral scanner for diagnostic impressions
Demonstrate the use of 3D extra-oral scanning
Complete 3Shape Trios digital impressions, along with static and dynamic occlusal registration
Complete the fusion of intraoral scan data with extra-oral scan data and clinical photographs to assist in prosthetically driven smile analysis and design
Use software to complete a patient smile design
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
In-office Prosthesis Fabrication (hands-on)
Dr. David Gratton
The afternoon session will build on from the morning activities focusing on the in-office workflow for the fabrication of indirect prostheses. Attendees will use intra-oral scanners for the master impression of indirect preparations, use specific CAD software designed for in-office applications, output the final prosthesis design, and finally produce the prosthesis utilizing both additive and subtractive methods.
Learning Objectives:
Assess the application of chairside milling
Appraise the utility of additive manufacturing – 3D printing
Apply scanning techniques for indirect restorations
Practice the digital workflow for the fabrication of both interim and definitive single unit restorations
Experience additional diagnostic apps, such as Patient Monitoring, for the monitoring of restoration/tooth wear