Reference Position Centric Relation (CR), Centric Occlusion (CO), Neuro-Muscular RP

Reference position. Working with the occlusal plane

• Lesson program
• RP registration rules. Detailed protocol
• From ICP to TRP
• Diagnostic protocol
• RP: physiological and deranged
• Occlusal plane and malocclusion development (Sato)
• Occlusal plane control
• Objectives of the treatment plane
• Skeletal classification of the patients
• Digital functional smile design (DFSD)
• Gnatologically guided implantology
• Vertical dimension and aesthetics10 therapeutic concepts.

Recommended for: Functional dentists.

Duration: 1 h 39 min

Definition of the reference plane

• Lesson program
• Use of the facebow for fixing horizontal reference plane
• ARP index
• The use of the facebow as a guide
• Facial asymmetry3 possible options for creating a horizontal reference plane.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, Gnathologist, Prosthetist, Dental Technician, General Dentist.

Duration: 36 min

The concept of mandible reference position and the vertical demention of occlusion

• Lesson program
• Mandible reference position of due to the work of the muscles
• Reproducible positions: ICP and CR
• Stable and unstable ICP.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, Gnathologist, Prosthetist, Dental Technician, General Dentist.

Duration: 22 min

CR registration using neuromuscular approach. How to achieve stable results

• Lesson program
• Occlusion and malocclusion: definition
• Rationale behind the neuromuscular approach to occlusion
• The concept of habitual bite
• Physiologic vs accommodative trajectory
• Available equipments used to diagnose and treat cases via neuromuscular approach
• Patient examination algorithm in the concept of neuromuscular dentistry
• CR registration using neuromuscular approach3 keys to work in the concept of neuromuscular dentistry
• The method of obtaining the registry
• Orthotic: types and advantages of application
• Goals of the phase II of treatment
• What final options are available and an example of approaching a worn dentition rehabilitation
• Framework to approach occlusal stability.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorers, General dentists.

Duration: 1 h 30 min

Neuro-Muscular Reference Position for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Goals

• Lesson program
• Notions of temporomandibular joint
• Defining the reference position (RP) in clinical practice
• Reference position (RP) according to R. Slavicek
• Defining the neuro-muscular reference position (RP) in clinical dentistry
• Clinical indications for using the reference position (RP) in diagnostic orthodontic and prosthodontic practice
• Protocols for determining the reference position (RP)
• Adaptation of the cranio-mandibular system to the determined reference position (RP)
• Protocols for working with the articulator and facebow to determine the reference position (RP): mounting procedure
• Digital protocols to determine the reference position (RP).

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

Duration: 54 min

Analog and Digital Determination of Neuro-Muscular Reference Position

• Lesson program
• Step-by-step video demonstration of reference position (RP) determination using waxing procedures
• Video demonstration of splint adjustment and designing in reference position on the articulator
• Step-by-step protocols for splint design with digital workflow

Analysis of clinical cases:

• Determination and designing of a splint in a neuro-muscular reference position.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

Duration: 44 min