Digital Dentures: Protocols for removable and implant-retained prostheses
Become an expert in digital denture treatment approaches and learn the complete protocols from Dr. Brian Goodacre, a board-certified and digitally-driven prosthodontist!
Immerse your knowledge in a fully digital workflow, where you will master the treatment of your edentulous cases with digital dentures and digitally fabricated implant overdentures.
You will learn in details about:
– The main elements of successful dentures: occlusion, retention, and aesthetics
– 3D printing and milling protocols for the fabrication of digital dentures
– Clinical workflows for digital dentures
– Protocols for designing and fabricating implant-retained dentures.
Gain expertise with Dr. Brian Goodacre in a fully digital workflow and start delivering aesthetic, functional, and long-lasting digital prostheses!
Lesson 1.Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
– Key principles of achieving retention in complete dentures
– Factors affecting denture stability, including anatomical considerations
– Understanding the role of support and how it impacts denture fit
– Common challenges and solutions for enhancing denture stability
– Evaluation of the oral and facial structures before denture placement
– Types of pre-prosthetic surgery, such as alveoloplasty and vestibuloplasty
– Indications and contraindications for various pre-prosthetic procedures
– The impact of pre-prosthetic surgery on denture fit and overall oral health
– Defining and measuring Vertical Dimension of Occlusion (VDO)
– The significance of Centric Relation (CR) in denture fabrication
– Techniques for accurate CR and VDO records, including interocclusal records
– The role of these records in creating well-fitting complete dentures
– Principles of anterior tooth positioning for natural aesthetics
– Balancing aesthetics with functional requirements in tooth arrangement
– Achieving proper overjet, overbite, and midline alignment
– The concept of balanced occlusion in complete dentures.
Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.
Lesson 2.Milling and 3D Printing of digital dentures
– Conventional fabrication techniques of digital dentures:
- Traditional method involving impressions, wax setups, and manual teeth arrangement.
– Milled digital dentures protocols: utilizing CAD/CAM technology for precision milling of denture bases and teeth
– 3D printed digital dentures: protocols and workflow
– Step-by-step demonstration of the 3D printed and milled digital dentures
– Advantages and limitations of digital dentures
– The difference between analog and digital workflow
– Analysis of clinical cases
– Demonstration of clinical tips and tricks.
Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.
Lesson 3.Clinical Workflows for Conventional and Immediate Dentures
– The 3 appointment workflow and protocols
– The 2 appointment workflow and protocols
– The use of intraoral scanners: clinical tips for scanning edentulous patients
– Immediate digital denatures based on digital impression and digital workflow
– Numerous clinical examples demonstrating different ways patients can present and how we can use digital workflows to fabricate dentures.
Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.
Lesson 4.Implant Overdentures
– Overdentures:
- Advantages of implant over dentures
- Diagnosis and treatment planning
- Restorative Space
- Biomechanics of overdentures
- Denture to implant attachment
- Principles and clinical procedures of overdentures.
– Aesthetic considerations and patient preferences
– Occlusal design for stability and function
– Verification of final fit and occlusion
– Analysis of clinical cases.
Recommended for: Prosthodontists, General dentists.
3 lessons + 1 free (4h)