Part I. Principles and analysis in aesthetic dentistry

Creating colour, counture and texture

Creating optimal surface

Artistic principles

Aesthetic analysis

Basic skills of perception

Types of aesthetics

Facial and oro-facial analysis

Oral and dental aesthetic.

Part II. Photography in dentistry

Photoshop smile design technique.

Part III. Contemporary dental ceramics, material selection, treatment planning

Clinical decision making

Anterior and posterior adhesive restoration

Defect driving preparation.

Definitions and characteristic of aesthetics, aestetic and cosmetics dentistry

Creating a teeth in 3D

Characteristic of natural teeth

Problems in aesthetic dentistry

Patient examination

Types of aesthetics:

Facial aesthetics

Dento-facial aesthetics

Dento-gingival aesthetics

Dental aesthetics (micro and macro).

Basic artistic principles:

Balance

Emphasis

Proportion

Variety

Movement

Rhythm

Harmony.

Artistic principles in dentisty:

Blend of symmetry and subtle asymmetry

Emphasis or the dominant element

Proportion

Variety

Perspective and illusion

Frames: lips and gingiva.

Basic skills of perception

Goals of aesthetic dentistry.

Facial aesthetics:

Key points

Anatomical orientires

Facial thirds.

Steps of facial analysis:

Face examination

Asking critical questions

Checking mid/lower face balance.

Profile changing:

By using aesthetic dental prototype

By using cotton rolls or cured composite.

Evaluation of facial aesthetic:

Frontal view

Sagittal view.

Oral-facial aesthetics:

Key points

Lines and angles.

Oral (labio/dento/gingival) aesthetic

Relationships of lips to arches, gingiva and teeth

Treatmnent plan:

Maxillary incisal edge position

Smile line

Gingival position.

Criteria for the lenght of the maxillary centrals

Lip framing

Diagnosis keys points.

Gummy smile:

Diagnosis

Digital smile design

Treatment plan.

Clinical cases

Dentist/ceramist possibility

Step-by-step treatment protocols

Dento-gingival aesthetics

Gingival and papilla height.

Key points of dental aethetics

Macro-dental aesthetics:

Facial relationship to dental aesthetic

Intra-dental arch space

Incisial line

Inter-tooth proportion

Intra-tooth proportion.

Tooth form depending on the face

Clinical cases.

Levels to create the optimal surface:

Primary anatomy: outline form

Secondary anatomy: line angles

Tertiary anatomy: major grooves

Quaternary anatomy: fine grooves

Surface color, polish, luster.

Ideal aestetics centrals and laterals view

"The final touch" protocol.

Camera recommendations:

Cameras characteristics

Lenses

Flashes

Polarizing filters

Mirrors.

Camera settings

Photoshop smile design images:

Characteristics and features

Types.

Dental photography guidelines:

Shooting position

Cheeks retraction

Lower 1/3 smiling

Arrangement of auxiliary equipment.

Types of retractors

Using the photo box JoStage in dentistry

Clincal examples of simple portraits technique

Lightning in dental photography.

Important moments in dental photography:

Movements

Surface

Sequences

Pink porcelain

Glass ceramic

Lips position

Composition.

Light exposure

Exposure time

Characteristic of ISO photography format

Cleaning of camera sensor

Necessary equipment

Techniques for making photos from social networks.

Necessity of photoshop smile design in dentistry

Clinical cases of smile design

Photoshop key functions

Custom interface:

Bridge

Layers

Selectioning

Retouching

Dodge and Burn

Transform, rotation, crop

Sharpen.

Basics of photoshop: interface setup

Photoshop interface

File opening

Photography interface:

Reset interface

Libraries

Information palate activation

New workspace creation

Tools characteristics.

File opening and Bridge

Images opening

Adobe Bridge interface.

Working with files in the Camera Raw add-on

Features of Camera Raw

Image formats NEF, CR2 and JPG

Camera Raw interface

Working with tools:

Exposure

Shadows

Highlights

White and Black

Clarity

Vibrance

Saturation

Temperature

Luminance.

Basics options of Camera Raw

Editing multiple images at the same time

Features of work with programm tools

Images transformation and rotation

Cropping a photo

Images zoom in / out

Moving images.

Layers in Photoshop

Layers interface

Panel options

Image duplication

Work with «brush» and «pencil» tools

New layer creation.

Selection in Photoshop

Layers modifications

Work with selection tool

Tooth selection

Tooth shape and color changing.

Retouching in Photoshop

Spots visualization

Image preparing for retouching

Image simple retouching technique.

Dodging and burning in Photoshop

Dodge tool settings

Burn tool setting

Dodging and burning for smile design.

Rotation in Photoshop

Images rotation

Separatly layers rotation

Crop tool.

Sharpening in Photoshop

Step-by-step images sharpening techique

Features of working with sharpening.

Size and save in Photoshop

Images size changing

File saving.

Using of filters masking and liquify

Step-by-step video of smile design

Simple photoshop smile design technique

Reshaping of teeth and gingiva

Digital bleaching with the dodge tool

Photoshop smile design technique:

Selecting

Duplicating

Transforming

Warping.

Quick photoshop smile design technique

Redesigning with individual library teeth or tracings.

Indications and necessity of using bonded functional esthetic prototype (BFEP)

Step-by-step protocol of BFEP technique:

Occlusion registration

Wax Up design

Wax Up impression and silicone key making

Teeth preparing: etching, bonding

BFEP making

Polishing.

Material choosing depends on potentional lenght of service

Clinical cases of BFEP using.

Treatment choise

Crown:

Functional definition

Materials and characteristics.

Restoration and ceramic choosing:

Space requirements for material

Substrate condition

Potential for flexure

Tensile stresses

Bond or seal.

Mistakes in the restoration choice and ways of prevention

Fracture resistance of all-ceramic crowns

Occlusal veneers or onlays

Ceramic selection guidlines

Lingual enamel as a treatment planning key

Clinical cases of mistakes prevention.

Classifications of dental ceramics:

By micro-structure

By etchability

By micro-structure and processing techniques.

Rational for ceramic selection

Ceramics characteristic

Comparison of ceramics and metals

Material selection

Flexural strenghth of ceramic cores and veneering porcelains

Critical elements that causing materials failure

Translucent zirconia.

Minimally invasive approach to teeth preparation

Keys for successful minimal preparation

Step-by-step video protocol of minimal invasive tooth preparation

Removing A-prismatic layer and sclerotic layer

Vertical preparation and esthetic re-contour

Recommendations for tooth preparation

Features of interproximal area micropreparation

Cord technique

Non-conventional tooth preparation

Reduction controlling

Instruments selection

Video protocols of preparation:

Incisal zone

L-zone

Margine zone

Interproximal area.

Clinical cases:

Esthetic rehabilitation

Diastema closing

Teeth fracture treatment

Discoloration masking.

Inlays and onlays indications

Recommendation for teeth preparation

Step-by-step onlay/inlay protocols

Finish line design

Adhesive metal-free restorations

Burs selection

Material selection

Onlay preparation video protocols:

On patient

On typodont.

Vonlays: conservative alternative to full crown

Clinical cases analysis.

Ceramic onlay fracture causes

Keys for long-term ceramic restorations success

Build-up or foundation restorations: indications and contraindications

Resin-coating technique

Video protocols:

Dentin sealing

Block out restorations

Standard immediate dentin sealing technique.

Clinical cases.

Color choosing

Shade trilogy:

Visual shade analysis

Shade analysis photography

Computerized shade analysis.

Contrast enhancement

Classical shade guide

Camera position for taking photography

Shade guides positioning for photography

Photoshop for shade analysis.

The «Digital Dental Team»

Digital scanning

Digital dental team concept

Laboratory perspective

Material choosing.

Treatment planning and communication:

1st visit

2nd visit

Laboratory stage

3rd visit.

Patient examination:

Visual analysis

Photoprotocol

Digital scanning

Photoshop smile design.

Digital scans analysis

Patient motivation

Digital smile design

CAD/CAM techologies

Bonded functional esthetic prototype

Guided dental preparation

Implant dentistry planning

CAD/CAM materials.

Surface cleaning before veneer fixation:

Cleaning systems

Steam cleaning.

Video protocols of:

Restoration preparing

Tooth etching

Adhesive tooth preparing

Anterior restoration cementation and polishing

Posterior onlay cementation.

Conventional and new universal adhesives

Immediate dentin sealing vs Delayed dentin sealing

De-sensitisers and adhesion

Occlusion correction.

Levels of macro-dental esthetic

Optimal surface creations levels

Choosing tooth form depending on the patients face

Steps of tooth shaping:

Initial measurements on tooth proportion

Canine angle creation

Lingual surface creation

Embrasure forming.

Profile and incisal view

Step-by-step video protocol of surface creation

Burs selection

Wax texturing

Polishing tools and materials.