Advanced Speciality Courses

Abstract:
The presentation discusses the basics of smile analysis, planning a case of indirect Veneers and understanding the importance of Index fabrications and proper guided preparation. The treatment of esthetic areas has received a great deal of attention since the turn of the century. The constant search for a natural, harmonious, and pleasant smile clearly reflects the fact that there are more-demanding and better-informed patients. An accurate knowledge of facial topography and the dynamics of how the patient performs their basic oral functions – such as speaking, swallowing, and chewing – is essential and must form the basis of any analysis of intraoral aspects. Several groups around the world have developed laboratory and clinical protocols in order to predict, with a high degree of accuracy, what the result of treatment will be for the patient (i.e. for completely edentulous patients or those who will receive porcelain cemented restorations on natural teeth). The presentation discusses strategies of how to relate appropriately facial and intraoral aspects.

The use of images/ photography in which the patient exhibits lips parted in a resting position is essential for determining the best length and exposure of upper incisors at the end of treatment. The use of facial photographs allows a better identification of potential discrepancies associated with esthetic sites. Soft-tissue esthetics represents a constant challenge for the clinician, and its accomplishment requires a differentiated preoperative individualized treatment plan, followed by a meticulous execution of each of the proposed steps in order to limit potential errors.

Learning Objectives:

• Planning a case of veneers
• Understand the concept of smile design
• Importance of consent
• Guided preparation
• Art of direct and indirect mock up

Who should attend:

• General Practitioner
• Specialists
• Dental Students

Course Outline:

09:00 – 10:00 Lecture: Lecture: Principles of Anterior Esthetics
10:00 – 11:00 Hands on: Direct Mock Up Technique
11:00 – 12:00 Hands on: Silicone Index Fabrication
12:00 – 13:00 Hands on: Temporization

Demonstration and Workshop:

• Provided Materials and Equipment (for each participant):
• Set of casts
• Composites
• Putty and light body
• Temporary crown material
• Procedure and Demonstration Steps:
• Direct mock
• Index fabrication
• Indirect mock up

About the Speaker:

Dr. Ritul Agrawal, is a Specialist Prosthodontist and Implantologist with Mediclinic in the past 6 years. He has been conducting courses on veneers in Dubai since 2019 and have been invited to speak on the topic in various national and international forums.