Mastering Prosthodontics: From Impressions to Edentulous Solutions

Module 1: Preparation Reduction Guides

This module is designed for dentists and focuses on Preparation Reduction Guides—specialized templates used during tooth preparation to control the thickness of tissue removal and ensure accuracy and symmetry in restorative procedures, such as the creation of veneers, crowns, and other restorations. The module provides comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on the proper use of these guides to enhance precision during dental procedures.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Reduction Guides Intro
• Lesson 2: Building the Putty Guides
• Lesson 3: Trimming the Incisal Edge Guide
• Lesson 4: Trimming the Window Guide
• Lesson 5: Trimming the Vertical Guide
• Lesson 6: Trimming the Combination Guide
• Lesson 7: Using the Putty Guides

This module equips dental professionals with the essential skills to use preparation reduction guides in various restorative procedures, ensuring high-quality results and enhanced patient satisfaction.

Duration: 47 min · Presented by: Gary DeWood

Module 2: Setting Teeth for Our Edentulous Patients

This module is dedicated to the topic of setting teeth for edentulous patients—those with complete tooth loss, often during the fabrication of complete removable dentures. It focuses on the aesthetic and functional placement of artificial teeth, with an emphasis on using anatomical and facial landmarks to guide the process.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Facially Generated Tooth Position
• Lesson 2: Maxillary Landmarks & Selecting Teeth
• Lesson 3: Variations In Tooth Position & Mandibular Tooth Position

This module provides essential knowledge and techniques for placing teeth in edentulous patients, ensuring both aesthetic appeal and functional stability for successful denture outcomes.

Duration: 40 min · Presented by: Douglas Benting

Module 3: Evaluating the Edentulous Patient

This module focuses on evaluating edentulous patients—those who have lost all of their teeth. It covers the importance of understanding both the dentist's and the patient's motivations, as well as identifying critical clinical findings during the examination. This is crucial for planning successful treatment and ensuring patient satisfaction.

Video Lessons:

• Lesson 1: What is Your Motivation
• Lesson 2: What is Your Patient's Motivation
• Lesson 3: Critical Findings in Your Clinical Exam

This module equips dental professionals with the skills to assess edentulous patients effectively, ensuring that treatment plans are aligned with both clinical and patient-specific needs.

Duration: 53 min · Presented by: Douglas Benting

Module 4: Impressions for Our Edentulous Patients

This module covers the critical techniques for taking accurate impressions of edentulous patients—those with complete tooth loss. It focuses on understanding the anatomical features of the maxilla and mandible, as well as mastering four essential impression techniques to ensure optimal denture fit and comfort.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Anatomic Features of the Maxilla
• Lesson 2: Anatomic Features of the Mandible
• Lesson 3: Four Impression Techniques
• This module provides dental professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to create precise impressions, which are vital for the successful fabrication of dentures.

Duration: 37 min · Presented by: Douglas Benting

Module 5: Diagnostic Wax-ups

This module focuses on diagnostic wax-ups, a key tool in dental treatment planning, particularly for restorations, prosthetics, and aesthetic procedures. A diagnostic wax-up helps visualize and plan the final result of treatment before beginning any preparation or procedures in the oral cavity. It also serves as the foundation for creating temporary restorations, guides, and communication between the dentist, patient, and laboratory.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Diagnostic Wax-ups Intro
• Lesson 2: Why You Should Do a Diagnostic Wax-up
• Lesson 3: Treatment Aids Made from the Diagnostic Wax-up
• Lesson 4: When Should You Complete the Diagnostic Wax-up
• Lesson 5: What Type of Wax-up Technique Should Be Used
• Lesson 6: How to Communicate the Desires and Expectations of the Clinician and Patient to the Laboratory
• Lesson 7: Diagnostic Wax-ups Optimal Communication Techniques

This module provides essential knowledge and techniques for using diagnostic wax-ups effectively in treatment planning, ensuring precision and improved communication throughout the process.

Duration: 1 h 59 min · Presented by: Bob Winter

Module 6: Crown Preparations

This module focuses on crown preparations, covering essential techniques and tools required to create precise and effective crown preparations. It addresses key aspects of margin placement, reduction, and techniques to ensure high-quality results in restorative dentistry.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Crown Preparation Burs, Reduction and Technique
• Lesson 2: Subgingival Margin Placement
• Lesson 3: Recession and Anterior Margin Placement

This module equips dental professionals with the necessary skills to perform crown preparations with precision, ensuring optimal fit, function, and aesthetic outcomes for dental restorations.

Duration: 1 h 47 min · Presented by: Frank Spear

Module 7: Impressions and Capturing the Data

This module focuses on the critical techniques for making accurate impressions and capturing precise data for dental restorations. It covers essential tips and strategies to handle challenging situations, such as bleeding tissue, and ensures that the impressions are optimal for treatment planning.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Impression Making
• Lesson 2: Impression Making Tips, Tricks, and Managing Bleeding Tissue
• This module provides dental professionals with valuable techniques to capture high-quality impressions, ensuring accuracy and success in restorative procedures.

Duration: 59 min · Presented by: Frank Spear

Module 8: Veneer Preparations

This module is dedicated to veneer preparations, focusing on the philosophy, techniques, and considerations involved in preparing teeth for anterior veneers. It also explores how to address various challenges such as malalignment, recession, and discoloration, while providing valuable insights into using mock-ups for preparation.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Anterior Veneer Preparation, Philosophy and Steps
• Lesson 2: Veneer Prep Considerations for Malalignment, Recession, Discoloration, or Lower Anterior
• Lesson 3: The Use of a Mock-Up for Anterior Veneer Preparation Part 1
• Lesson 4: The Use of a Mock-Up for Anterior Veneer Preparation Part 2
• Lesson 5: Veneer Preparation Using the RW Bur System

This module provides dental professionals with comprehensive guidance on preparing anterior veneers, addressing common issues, and utilizing the latest techniques and tools for optimal results.

Duration: 2 h 16 min · Presented by: Frank Spear

Module 9: Treating the Edentulous Arches and Introducing the LTR Classification

This module focuses on treating edentulous arches and introduces the LTR (Lip, Tooth, Ridge) classification system, which helps clinicians assess and plan treatment for edentulous patients. It covers the governing factors of restorative design, location and etiology analysis of edentulous arches, and the necessary considerations for successful treatment outcomes.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Governing Factors of the Restorative Design
• Lesson 2: Location, Etiology, and EFSB Analysis of the Edentulous Arch
• Lesson 3: Lip, Tooth, Ridge Classification Diagnosis and Treatment Indications
• Lesson 4: Compliance and Financial Considerations for Implants

This module provides essential knowledge for dental professionals to effectively diagnose, plan, and execute treatments for edentulous arches, utilizing the LTR classification system to guide decision-making and optimize patient outcomes.

Duration: 38 min · Presented by: Ricardo Mitrani

Module 10: Technique Workshop: Resin-Bonded Bridges

This module provides hands-on guidance on resin-bonded bridges, a minimally invasive technique for restoring missing teeth. It covers the fabrication, adaptation, removal, and repair of these bridges, ensuring dental professionals can confidently apply this technique in clinical practice.

Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Resin-Bonded Bridge Fabrication
• Lesson 2: Intraoral Bridge Adaptation
• Lesson 3: Intraoral Bridge Removal
• Lesson 4: Intraoral Bridge Repair

This module equips dental professionals with the necessary skills to fabricate, adjust, and maintain resin-bonded bridges, ensuring both functional and aesthetic outcomes for patients.

Duration: 43 min · Presented by: Jeff Bonk