Implant-supported restorations: course from A to Z for prosthodontists
Implant-supported restorations: course from A to Z for prosthodontists
Course overview
Сomprehensive course on implant-supported restorations for prosthodontists!
Dive into a wealth of knowledge covering:
Hybrid CAD/CAM framework designs
Techniques of immediate occlusal loading
Treatment options for severe periodontitis
Definitive full-arch prostheses.
Empower yourself with the expertise to navigate complex scenarios and deliver superior implant-supported restoration treatments. This course is your gateway to mastering a spectrum of prosthetic solutions.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. Implant loading protocols
Unloading healing, early loading, immediate loading for single and two-unit implant restorations
Problems caused by disability of edentulism:
fracture
facial contours
social activities.
Implant treatment: advantages
Traditional loading protocols:
extra and intraoral examination
treatment planning.
Single-stage implant treatment protocol.
Lesson 2. Immediate non-occlusal and occlusal loading
Immediate non-occlusal loading (INOL):
benefits
INOL restorations
inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Angled implants: indications
Screw-retained provisional crowns
Immediate occlusal loading (IOL)
Treatment planning for patients with periodontal diseases
Fixed solutions for edentulous patients
All-on-4 protocol: literature review
Laboratory and surgical collaboration, appointment sequencing, and identifying the required implant components to have on hand for each protocol and procedure
Specific diets, oral hygiene and maintenance procedures for each loading protocol.
Lesson 3. Immediate full-arch occlusal loading
Identify patients who warrant this type of treatment including long-term edentulous patients, patients with chronic moderate/severe periodontitis and patients with severe caries
Advantages of immediate occlusal loading including function, aesthetics, improved self-image and self-confidence
Anatomic and radiographic findings that clinicians need to know prior to treatment planning full-arch treatments
Treatment options for severe periodontitis
Full-arch immediate occlusal loading concept overwiev
Fixed solutions for edentulous patients
Indications and contraindications for immediate occlusal loading
All-on-4 protocol.
Lesson 4. Immediate full-arch occlusal loading: prosthodontic and surgical procedures
Consideration for choosing an immediate occlusal loading protocol
Requirements for immediate implant prosthesis
Prosthodontic procedures needed in order to fabricate the immediate full-arch prostheses
Surgical parameters required in order to successfully treat patients with full-arch immediate restorations
Abutment selection
Post-operative diet and follow-up appointments.
Lesson 5. Implant prosthetic: сlinical and laboratory guidelines
Troubleshoot problems associated with long-term, full-arch, implant prostheses
Implant prosthetic complications:
stripped screws
denture base
fractured frameworks.
Requirements for optimal implant framework design
Generic prosthetiс options: fixed, removable (rigin), removable (non-rigin)
Bar design considerations
Fixed milled titanium frameworks
I Beam design, L Beam design.
Lesson 6. Clinical and laboratory guidelines for hybrid CAD/CAM framework designs
Design full-arch frameworks using evidenced-based parameters:
metal design
retentive elements
prosthesis type
cantilever length.
Design considerations for fixed hybrid prostheses
Clinical case analysis:
abutment level impressions
wax dentures for scanning
3D design
framework try-in.
Definitive prostheses
Bar-supported overdentures
Common prosthodontic complications and how to problem-solve them.
Lesson 7. Definitive full-arch prostheses: clinical decision-making and treatment
Diagnosis and treatment planning for full-arch, immediate occlusal loading
Osseointegration
Fixed or removable dentures: decision making algorithm
Two basic pre-operative requirements
Fixed hybrid prosthesis: indications
Implant-supported fixed protheses: clinical case analysis.
Lesson 8. Definitive full-arch prostheses: clinical and lab steps
Full-arch immediate occlusal loading concept overwiev
Fixed solutions for edentulous patients
Clinical presentation: maxillary and mandibulary All-on-4 protocol:
treatment plan
impression and casts
smile line and VDO
arbitrary set up.
Communicating with implant surgeons and dental laboratory technicians regarding full-arch treatment
Smart denture conversion: benefits and limitations
Accelerated treatment protocol to fabricate definitive prostheses in as few as 3 appointments
Digital workflows for fabrication of definitive full-arch prostheses.
