Everyday Fixed Prosthodontics

Category: Restoration

Instructor(s): Moez Khakiani, Vivek Hegde, Cherag Sarkari, Srilatha S.

Course structure: Lessons: 14 modules: 116 lessons | Duration: 15 h 30 min

Course overview

The Comprehensive Course on Indirect Fixed Prosthodontics is your step-by-step guide to mastering one of the most essential and in-demand areas of restorative dentistry.

Through 14 structured modules and 100+ practical lessons, you’ll learn everything — from material options and selection criteria to tooth preparation, tissue management, impression techniques, occlusion, and final cementation.

The course covers all key prosthetic materials (PFM, PFZ, zirconia, e-max) and guides you in choosing the best solution for each clinical case.

With detailed demonstrations, troubleshooting tips, and practical protocols, you’ll discover how to:
-Prepare teeth with precision and predictability
-Manage soft tissues and achieve accurate impressions
-Select the right material and cementation method
-Design esthetic and functional pontics
-Restore complex cases while ensuring long-term success
Who is it for:
-general dentists
-prosthodontists
-restorative specialists who want to achieve excellence in indirect fixed prosthodontics, reduce complications, and deliver restorations that are both durable and esthetic.

By the end of this course, you’ll have complete confidence in managing everything from single-unit crowns to complex bridgework — with clarity, efficiency, and long-term success.

Curriculum

Module 1: Material Options

• Learn everything about modern restorative materials — from PFM and PFZ to zirconia and e-max. This module gives you the pros, cons, and clinical applications of each, helping you make the right choice for every patient case.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Material options for indirect fixed prosthodontics
• Lesson 2: All about PFM
• Lesson 3: A complete guide to PFZ
• Lesson 4: Everthing you need to know about monolithic zirconia
• Lesson 5: Can zirconia fracture
• Lesson 6: Everything you need to know about e-max
• Lesson 7: How are e-max restorations made
• Lesson 8: PFM vs PFZ vs e-max for single unit posterior restorations

Module 2: Material Selection

• Material choice isn’t only about esthetics — it’s also about function. Here you’ll study how factors like tooth position, space, parafunctional habits, and patient age influence the ideal material selection.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Position
• Lesson 2: Length of edentulous spaces
• Lesson 3: Interocclusal space
• Lesson 4: Need for bonding
• Lesson 5: Parafunctional habits
• Lesson 6: Age, allergy and laboratory competence

Module 3: Biologic Width

• Discover how to respect and manage the biologic width in restorative dentistry. This module covers margin placement, subgingival finish lines, and how to avoid common problems like inflammation and recession.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Rest In Peace biologic width!
• Lesson 2: Understanding biologic width
• Lesson 3: Where should I place my margins
• Lesson 4: How to place finish lines subgingivally in a shallow sulcus
• Lesson 5: How to place subgingival margins in deep sulcus part 1
• Lesson 6: How to place subgingival margins in deep sulcus part 2
• Lesson 7: Why is there recession or inflammation around my crown
• Lesson 8: Diagnosing a biologic width violation

Module 4: Tooth Preparation

• A complete guide to tooth preparation with live demonstrations. You’ll master reduction requirements for different materials, special cases (tilted, rotated teeth), and learn how to prepare for crowns, bridges, and intracoronal restorations.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Principles of tooth preparation
• Lesson 2: Detailed demonstration of tooth preparation of a molar
• Lesson 3: Detailed demonstration of tooth preparation of a premolar
• Lesson 4: Detailed demonstration of tooth preparation of an incisor for full ceramic crown
• Lesson 5: Detailed demonstration of tooth preparation of an incisor for PFM crown
• Lesson 6: Average reduction for PFM prosthesis for posterior teeth
• Lesson 7: Average reduction for monolithic restoration for posterior teeth
• Lesson 8: Average reduction for PFM prosthesis for anterior teeth
• Lesson 9: Average reduction for metal free prosthesis for anterior and posterior teeth
• Lesson 10: Tooth preparation for bridges
• Lesson 11: Wing preparation
• Lesson 12: Preparation of tilted, rotated and supra-erupted teeth
• Lesson 13: Ferrule and ferrule effects
• Lesson 14: Preparation of intracoronal restorations

Module 5: Clearance and Finish Lines

• Understand why clearance and finish lines are critical for the longevity of restorations. You’ll learn how to achieve precise reduction, design finish lines correctly, and avoid mistakes like ski-jump ramps.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Clearance- The goal of reduction
• Lesson 2: How can interproximal clearance be correctly achieved
• Lesson 3: Making sense of finish lines in prosthodontics
• Lesson 4: The importance of finish lines
• Lesson 5: Finish line refinement
• Lesson 6: Margin placement with respect to gingival crest
• Lesson 7: Avoiding ski- jump ramps in finish lines

Module 6: Tips and Tricks in Tooth Preparation

• Go beyond the basics and discover clinical pearls that make a big difference. This module shows you how to avoid under-reduction, improve retention and resistance, and ensure the longevity of every prosthesis.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Implications of under reduction
• Lesson 2: Preparing the distal margin of a maxillary second molar
• Lesson 3: The secrets to ensuring longevity of prosthesis part 1
• Lesson 4: The secrets to ensuring longevity of prosthesis part 2
• Lesson 5: Logic behind secondary retention and resistance features

Module 7: Tissue Retraction

• Master the art of soft tissue management for perfect impressions. You’ll explore different retraction techniques, cord types and sizes, cordless alternatives, and effective haemostasis methods to ensure clean, accurate margins.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Is tissue retraction really important
• Lesson 2: Different techniques for tissue retraction
• Lesson 3: Choosing the correct retraction cord
• Lesson 4: What size retraction cord should I use
• Lesson 5: Demonstration of cord packing technique
• Lesson 6: Single cord technique
• Lesson 7: Double cord technique
• Lesson 8: The correct way to retrieve a cord from the sulcus
• Lesson 9: Are there any drawbacks of retraction cords
• Lesson 10: Cordless techniques for retraction
• Lesson 11: Chemical haemostasis- Bleeding gums before impression making
• Lesson 12: Techniques to achieve haemostasis prior to impression

Module 8: Impression Making

• This module is your complete guide to impression accuracy. From tray selection to materials, mixing techniques, and step-by-step demonstrations, you’ll learn how to achieve predictable impressions every time.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Perforated trays- A universal choice
• Lesson 2: Metal or plastic tray for my next impression
• Lesson 3: Triple trays for impressions
• Lesson 4: Is buying a tray adhesive a waste of money
• Lesson 5: Understanding impression materials and their techniques
• Lesson 6: All about polyether
• Lesson 7: Do automixing systems waste material
• Lesson 8: Preparing a cartridge for light body impressions
• Lesson 9: Bleeding a cartridge
• Lesson 10: How to prepare putty for an impression
• Lesson 11: Making the perfect C-Silicone impressions
• Lesson 12: Making perfect triple tray Addition Silicone impressions
• Lesson 13: Making perfect one step polyether impressions
• Lesson 14: Perfect polyether impressions using a triple tray
• Lesson 15: Disinfecting an impression

Module 9: Troubleshooting in Impressions

• Even experienced clinicians face impression problems. Here you’ll learn how to recognize and fix common errors like voids, drag marks, tray contact, or lack of margin detail — saving time and avoiding remakes.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Troubleshooting in impressions
• Lesson 2: Suppose my impression isn't accurate
• Lesson 3: Voids at the margin of my impression
• Lesson 4: My impression tray keeps contacting teeth
• Lesson 5: My impression separated from the tray
• Lesson 6: My impression margins are lacking detail
• Lesson 7: My impression keeps tearing
• Lesson 8: Drag marks at the margin of my impression

Module 10: Pontic Design

• Pontics are about both esthetics and function. This module covers all pontic designs — from ridge lap to ovate and sanitary pontics — with clear guidance on when and why to choose each type for predictable results.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Ideal requirements of pontics
• Lesson 2: Natural tooth pontic
• Lesson 3: What pontic design should I choose
• Lesson 4: Saddle or ridge lap pontic
• Lesson 5: Modified ridge lap pontic
• Lesson 6: Ovate pontic
• Lesson 7: Sanitary pontic

Module 11: Occlusion

• Occlusion is the foundation of long-lasting prosthodontics. In this module, you’ll learn the principles of static and dynamic occlusion, canine guidance vs. group function, and how to restore anterior guidance for esthetic and functional success.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: The basics of occlusion
• Lesson 2: The ONE video everybody needs to watch about occlusion
• Lesson 3: Importance of ideal occlusion
• Lesson 4: Mutually protected occlusion
• Lesson 5: Dynamic Occlusal Relationships
• Lesson 6: Static occlusion for anterior teeth
• Lesson 7: Static occlusion for posterior teeth
• Lesson 8: Restoration of anterior guidance in anterior aesthetic case
• Lesson 9: Canine guidance vs group function
• Lesson 10: Types of interferences in occlusion

Module 12: Pre-Cementation

• Before final placement, every detail matters. This module walks you through coping trials, shade selection, and checks to ensure that restorations fit precisely and blend seamlessly with the natural dentition.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Coping trial for prosthesis
• Lesson 2: A guide to shade selection

Module 13: Cementation

• A complete guide to cementation and bonding protocols. You’ll learn when to bond vs. cement, material-specific protocols for PFM, zirconia, and e-max, and how to avoid sensitivity and occlusal interference.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Consequences of leaving an occlusal interference
• Lesson 2: Cementation or bonding- A better choice
• Lesson 3: An important tip post bonding of indirect restorations
• Lesson 4: Sensitivity even after a root canal
• Lesson 5: Bonding mechanism for indirect restorations
• Lesson 6: Cementation of PFM prosthesis
• Lesson 7: Cementation of e-max prosthesis
• Lesson 8: Cementation of zirconia prosthesis

Module 14: Long Lectures

• In-depth masterclasses on key prosthodontic topics. This module includes detailed discussions on tooth preparation, occlusal considerations, restoring endodontically treated teeth, ceramic materials, and the “game of crowns.” Perfect for deepening your understanding and refining clinical judgment.
• Lessons:
• Lesson 1: Simplified techniques of tooth preparation
• Lesson 2: Occlusal considerations in dentistry
• Lesson 3: The game of crowns
• Lesson 4: Restoring endodontically treated teeth
• Lesson 5: Articulating papers in dentistry
• Lesson 6: Dental Ceramics