The Biomimetic concept: composite restoration protocols

– Case planning: the key to obtaining predictable results

– Advantages of composite restorations over ceramic restorations

– Additive composite vs. Minimally invasive prep

– Air abrasion in minimally invasive prep

– Color mapping: Understanding light, color, opacity and transparency

– Layering process. How to achieve natural-like results in direct anterior restorations

– Finishing and polishing - one-step and multi-step polishing systems

– Disocclusion, the key to obtaining long-lasting results.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.

– Advantages of adhesive restorations:

- Conventional restorations vs. Adhesive restorations

- Survival rate of Adhesive restorations.

– Pulp friendly caries removal technique:

- The biological approach in caries treatment

- The painless technique of caries removal

- Removal of infected dentin caries lesion: stepwise excavation and stepwise like technique

- Recurrent caries - removal of old restorations and cavity preparation.

– Selection of the Adhesive system:

- Fundamentals of bonding and understanding the bonding mechanism 

- Etch and rinse type adhesive or self-etching type adhesive?

- Reliability of the universal bond.

– How to obtain the best performance of adhesive resin?

- Application procedure

- Light curing

- Lining with Hybrid Composite.

– Prevention of the post-restoration tooth sensitivity:

- Prevention of gaps in the cavity

- RMGIC to reduce sensitivity 

- Reliability of the bulk-fill composite

- Prevention of enamel at cavo-surface area.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.

– Clinical case presentation and analysis of anterior composite restorations

– Direct vs Indirect restorations: comparing and analyzing the two approaches

– Teeth preparation: Non-invasive, micro invasive, minimally invasive aesthetic approach

– The Dentin Enamel Complex (DEC): its importance 

– The Adhesive protocol: etch, bond, light cure

– Degree of double bond conversion and light cure

– Consideration on the selection of composite material

– Step by step layering process

– The lingual shelf and the silicon index

– Considerations for facilitating the polishing process 

– Clinical cases: success and failure. 

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.

– The fundamentals of adhesive dentistry:

- History of adhesive dentistry and its development

- Penetration of bonding resin to enamel and dentin.

– Basics for posterior restoration:

- Anatomical form

- Proximal contact point

- Selective removal of infected dentin

- Incremental filling technique

- Direct restorations of non-vital teeth.

– Basics for anterior restoration:

- Selection of the material and cavity design for appropriate color matching

- Specific colors in dentistry: Vita Shades 

- The silicon Index technique. 

– Restoration of tooth wear:

- Mechanical Properties of restorative materials 

- Attrition and wear of composite materials 

- Repair of restorations and bonding to old composite materials

- Light diffusion test 

- Clinical cases.

– Direct composite crown restoration:

- Monoblock direct crown restoration for vital and non-vital anterior teeth

- Long term clinical performance

- Indication and contra-indication.

– Direct adhesive bridge restoration:

- Procedures for direct bridge restoration

- Long term clinical performance

- Indication and contra-indication.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.

– Classification of composite resin 

– The curing mechanism of Composite resin and polymerization shrinkage

– Contraction stress and marginal adaptation of composite restorations

– Stress reduced protocols 

– Stress-reduced direct composite (SRDC) approach for the restoration of structurally compromised teeth with layering and curing protocols

– Stress-reduced direct composite (SRDC) technique combined with the conventional techniques of restorations for class II caries lesions

– How to replicate esthetic appearance and the creation of anatomical proximal contacts

– Minimal invasive dentistry + SRDC Vs. Adhesive dentistry 

– SRDC and polyethylene fiber: The wallpapering technique to restore and mimic the aesthetic and functional characteristics of non-vital teeth.   

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.

– Biomimetic concept of restorative dentistry

– New classification proposal of restorative procedures

– Enhancing the hybrid layer

– Stress reduced direct composite and C-Factor Control 

– Composite restoration survival rate 

– The 4 main points of light curing 

– The peripheral seal zone in adhesive dentistry 

– Polyethylene fiber and deep caries

– Occlusal and gingival embrasures

– Mono laminar technique

– Bi-laminar technique

– Tri-laminar technique.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.

– The post amalgam era

– The hierarchy of bondability

– Understanding the mineralization topographical map

– Decoupling with time (DWT)

– Increasing bond strengths and modern solution to bonding

– Adhesive failure prevention: understanding the adhesive equation

– Decreasing polymerization stress

– Composite movement: the C-factor and the B-Factor (Bulk factor)

– Physical Decoupling: overcoming the hydrodynamic theory of pain

– Step-by-step preparation protocols of caries cavities and old restorations

– Step-by-step laying techniques. 

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.

– Classification of restoration failure in biomimetic dentistry

– Caries detecting dye

– The peripheral seal zone and caries removal endpoints

– Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS) and resin coating

– C-factor control and Deep marginal elevation

– Stress-reduced direct composite: layering and fiber placement

– When to onlay a cusp?

– Occlusion and the prevention of catastrophic failure of restorations.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.