Complete Denture and Implant Overdenture: Guidelines for Efficient Treatment

– Impression taking in removable prosthodontics
– Fundamental aspect for ensuring retention and to guarantee for the success of clinical cases
– Protocols for taking preliminary and definitive impressions
– Protocols of border modeling when taking the impression
– Techniques to optimize the scanning procedure in order to achieve high accuracy.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.

– Inter-arch registration in fully edentulous patients
– Fundamental aspect for teeth positioning
– Protocols of teeth positioning without a reference
– Step-by-step analysis of clinical protocols that are required to analyze phonetics aesthetics
– Step-by-step analysis of clinical protocols that are required to analyze the occlusal plane
– Step-by-step analysis of clinical protocols that are required to analyze centric relationship recording including Gothic arch tracing.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.

– Importance of aesthetics in patient satisfaction and acceptance
– Methods for achieving aesthetic appearance through an individualized approach
– Protocols for choosing teeth shape, dimension, and position
– Protocols for teeth and resin customization for a natural and mimetic restoration.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.

– Overview of the digital workflow in removable prosthodontics
– Digital workflow for immediate denture cases
– Protocols of intraoral scanning for immediate dentures
– Utilizing facial parameters to enhance aesthetic results in digital prosthodontics
– Surgical aspects to consider for facilitating healing in the context of the digital workflow
– Advantages and efficiency of the digital workflow in removable prosthodontics
– Protocols of digital techniques in immediate denture cases
– Analysis of clinical cases highlighting successful outcomes using the digital workflow.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.

– Patient preference for implant overdentures for improved masticatory efficiency, retention, and satisfaction
– Utilizing existing complete dentures for valuable diagnostic information in fabricating new implant overdentures
– Diagnosis and treatment planning: aesthetic outcomes, tooth size and arrangement, occlusal schemes, and denture contour
– Analysis of attachments and attachment selection in various clinical cases
– Consideration of mechanical and biological factors in the treatment planning and treatment process
– Integration of digital implant overdenture planning to save time and resources.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.

– Complete denture relining as a treatment option for improved retention and base accuracy
– Techniques for complete denture relining to enhance denture durability
– Risks associated with improper relining techniques, including changes in denture position and occlusion
– Material selection for relining
– Protocols for direct and indirect relining approaches
– Techniques to improve adhesion to the previous denture substrate, even in the context of digital dentures
– Emphasis on preventing detrimental effects on masticatory function through proper relining procedures.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.