Precision in Laminate Ceramic Veneers: Tooth Preparation and Adhesive Cementation Techniques

Lesson 1. Laminate Veneer: Protocols for Precise Preparation and Predictable Treatment Outcome

• Magnification: advantages of working with a loupe and a dental microscope
• Requirements for ideal laminate veneer preparation
• Biomechanical principles of laminate veneer preparation
• Parameters and required bur sizes for laminate veneer preparation
• Protocols for interproximal and finish line preparation

Analysis of clinical cases of high translucent veneers:

• Preparation protocols
• Wax-up and mock-up protocols
• Common mistakes and how to avoid them in the early stages of treatment.

Duration: 1 h 01 min · Presented by: JAN HAJTÓ

Lesson 2. Biomechanics of Laminate Veneer Preparation

• Stress and functional load on ceramic veneers
• Ceramic veneers when dealing with old composite fillings
• Clinical longevity of ceramic veneers bonded to teeth with composite restorations

Prep design:

• Feathered edge
• Butt-joint
• Palatal overlap.

Protocols for proximal veneer reductions

Step-by-step labial veneer preparation:

• Cervical plane preparation
• Proximal reduction
• Incisal reduction
• Palatal and proximal chamfer.

Duration: 48 min · Presented by: JAN HAJTÓ

Lesson 3. Provisional Veneers: Materials and Fabrication Protocols

• Materials for provisional veneers
• Point-etch technique for provisional veneers
• Free-hand modeling for fabrication of provisional veneers
• Clinical procedures of the direct matrix method for fabrication of provisional veneers
• Clinical procedures of the indirect method for fabrication of provisional veneers
• Advantages and disadvantages of temporary cements
• Temporary tooth-colored materials for veneers.

Duration: 38 min · Presented by: JAN HAJTÓ

Lesson 4. Adhesive Cementation Protocols of Laminate Veneers

• Conventional vs. adhesive cementation of ceramic veneers
• Indications for adhesive cementation of laminate ceramic veneers
• Adhesive cementation of ceramic restorations in clinical practice
• Composite resin preheating techniques for cementation of ceramic restorations
• Residue-free removal of excess cement
• Requirements for successful adhesive cementation of ceramic veneers
• Preconditioning protocols of prepared teeth
• Protocols for adhesive cementation to enamel
• Protocols for adhesive cementation to dentin

Analysis of clinical cases:

• Step-by-step adhesive cementation of ceramic veneers using the etch-and-rinse technique.

Duration: 50 min · Presented by: JAN HAJTÓ

Lesson 5. Clinical Application of Adhesive Cementation Protocols

• Protocols of the etch-and-rinse technique on enamel
• Dentin adhesion with the etch-and-rinse technique
• Correct application of various adhesive systems available in the dental market
• Comparison of photo-activation versus chemical or dual-curing of resin-based luting cements
• Protocols for pre-cementation surface treatment of ceramic veneers
• Influence of luting composite on ceramic veneers
• Adhesive cementation of veneers with light-cured composite.

Duration: 1 h 12 min · Presented by: JAN HAJTÓ