Fast Track Full-Arch Dentistry: Implant Overdentures

Introduction & Essential Patient Factors for Overdentures

Covering the basics of implant overdenture therapy, proper patient assessment skills, and preparing patients for full-arch dentistry.

• Topics include:1) Background, History, and Impact of Complete Tooth Loss2) Patient Examination Skills3) Diagnosis & Treatment Planning Concepts
• Background, History, and Impact of Edentulism
• Patient Examination and Assessment for Full-Arch Dentistry
• Essential Full-Arch Treatment Planning Concepts
• Preparation for Full-Arch Dentistry & Clinician-Patient Communication Skills
• Strategies for Choosing Cases for Full-Arch Dentistry

Duration: 2 h 18 min

Attachment Systems, Implant Options, Treatment Planning Skills

This section covers the variety of contemporary attachment systems available and the pros/cons of each of them, assessing restorative space within dentures, treatment planning the number of implants and immediate loading concepts!

Topics include:1) Principles of Attachment Systems for Overdentures2) The Role of Restorative Space Within Dentures3) Implant Overdenture Biomechanics4) Choosing the Number and Location of Implants for Maxillary and Mandibular Cases5) Dental Implant Design, Osseointegration6) Evaluating Options Regarding Implant Diameter & Length Options7) Immediate Loading of Overdentures: Does it Work?

• Principles of Implant Attachment Systems
• Understanding Restorative Space and Measurements
• How Overdentures Function & Implant Biomechanics
• Treatment Planning for Overdentures: Number and Location of Implants
• Dental Implant Design, Osseointegration, Bone Requirements, Implant Diameter & Length
• Immediate Loading Concepts

Duration: 2 h 36 min

Radiographic Planning: Traditional & Contemporary Concepts

An in-depth discussion regarding various radiographic options available for clinicians to best determine bone volume for overdenture therapy including contemporary cone-beam CT scanning techniques!

Topics include:1) Traditional Radiographic Options: PA, Panoramic, CBCT2) Making Radiographic Guides3) CBCT Scanning Workflows4) Patient Preparation for CBCT Scans5) Making CBCT Scans & Options on Machines to Ensure Success6) "

• Denture-Down" Treatment Planning Concepts7) Relining Dentures with Radiopaque PVS Material & CBCT Scanning Techniques
• Traditional Radiographic Options: Periapical, Panoramic, CBCT
• Making a Traditional Radiopaque Guide
• CBCT Scan Workflows
• Contemporary Radiographic Planning
• Patient Preparation for Soft-Tissue Separation CBCT Scans
• Preparing a Patient for CBCT Scanning
• Making a CBCT Scan & Exporting DICOM Files
• Introducing “Denture-Down” Treatment Planning
• Relining a Denture with Barium Powder and Light-Body PVS
• Relining a Denture with a Radiopaque PVS

Duration: 1 h 52 min

Patient Preparation for Overdentures and Surgical Procedures

This section includes reviewing anatomical features of patients and how to best plan for implant overdenture surgery including instrument tray setups, equipment, and surgical techniques!

• Topics include:1) Anatomy Review2) Instrument Choice for Surgical Procedures3) Equipment Options4) Preparing Patients for Overdenture Surgery5) Surgical Techniques for Implants
• Anatomical Review
• Instruments, Equipment & Preparation Strategies for Surgical Procedures
• Essential Surgical Procedures for Implant Overdentures

Duration: 1 h 09 min

Restorative Procedures, Recall & Maintenance Strategies

From start-to-finish, we cover the nuts & bolts associated with how to work with implant overdentures and the steps associated with various techniques to make restoring implant overdentures simple!

• Topics include:1) Philosophies of Restorative Techniques2) Bar Overdentures3) Locator Attachments4) Locator R-Tx Attachments5) Recall Strategies for Successful Cases6) Implant Hygiene Protocols
• Generalized Restorative Procedures for Implant Overdentures
• Bar Overdentures
• Locator Overdentures
• Locator R-Tx Overdentures
• Overdenture Recall Strategies & Hygiene Protocols

Duration: 3 h 24 min