B.O.P.T. concept library: new and updated protocols

– Biological width and its modern-day applications;
– The Vertiprep and the specific burs used for this protocol;
– How to fabricate provisional restorations for the BOPT Concept;
– Basic Smile design and how BOPT is an essential tool in this process;
– How we follow through the protocol to create the ideal gingival architecture;
– The laboratory process. How the technician fabricates the restoration without a margin.

duration: 1h 49min

– The peri implant architecture and how this differs from natural teeth;
– How the leading implant manufacturers are innovating with soft tissue integration onto the implant surfaces;
– The post extraction process and how timing is essential when maintaining the gingival architecture post extraction;
– How the papilla differs between teeth and implant restorations;
– How we can apply the BOPT concept to dental implants;
– Strategies on how to achieve stable aesthetics around implant restorations;
– The laboratory process - How the technician fabricates the restoration without a margin on dental implants.

duration: 1h 21min

– Different approach to conventional fixed prosthesis on teeth;
– The basics of the BOPT;
– The main indications of the BOPT;
– Clinical cases resolved by BOPT;
– The clinical sequence and scientific evidence on BOPT;
– How BOPT differs from other techniques used in fixed prostheses;
– Briefly teach laboratory technique.

duration: 1h 55min

– The scientific background of finishing line tooth preparation;
– How the finish line geometry may affect the mechanical and biological response;
– The interface between the finishing line and the periodontal support;
– Common misconception about vertical geometry;
– Clinical application of the Simplified Prosthetic Protocol (SPP): clinical steps and dedicated instrumentation;
– The Provisional phase from relining to finishing (trips and tricks).

duration: 1h 40min

– Timing and material selection for final impression;
– Are intraoral scanners effective on a vertical preparation?
– The dental technician perspective approaching the vertical finishing: simplifying the dental technician work;
– Esthetic and mechanical behavior of all-ceramic restorative materials on vertical geometry;
– Common mistakes when making a vertical tooth preparation: what’s important to know;
– Clinical cases presentation and long-term follow-ups with the SPP application.

duration: 1h 23min

– Finish line geometry: the value of the vertical geometry;
– Soft tissue recession around ceramic restorations: multifactorial phenomenon;
– Vertical preparation and gingitage: key aspects;
– Vertical preparation vs horizontal preparation;
– Gingitage: preparation technique and healing time of soft tissues;
– Basic principles of the biological width concept;
– Protocol of vertical preparation of teeth;
– Restoration materials: metal-free ceramics;
– Double retraction cord technique;
– Problems of application of tetragonal zirconium dioxide;
– Cubic zirconia vs tetragonal zirconium dioxide;
– Lithium disilicate: recommendations for clinical use;
– Additional laminate veneers: indications;
– Simplified prosthetic protocol (SPP).

duration: 1 h 11 min

– The concept of vertical geometry: paradigm shift in prosthetic dentistry;
– Gingitage: methods and recommendations for the prevention of complications;
– Gingivectomy and gingitage: differences and indications;
– Selection of restoration ceramic material for laminates during vertical preparation;
– Lithium disilicate for laminates: advantages;
– The same material on the teeth with different types of prosthetics: veneers and an implant;
– Indications for the use of non-prep veneers;
– Step-by-step clinical and laboratory stages of manufacturing non-prep veneers;
– Methods of surface treatment of veneers and teeth prior to bonding;
– Restoration of peg shaped and tetracycline stained teeth with non-prep veneers.

duration: 1 h 34 min

– The three mechanisms of action that rule the behaviour of BOPT;
– How B.O.P.T philosophy works to get the gingival margin moves around the provisionals when we modify the contours;
– How many milimeters can we expect that the gingival margin will be moved into appical direction without any surgery, only pushing up the tissue with provisional contour;
– How many milimeters will be predictable move the gingival margin into a coronal possition without any mucogingival surgery;
– The relationship between the emergence profile of the crown and the position of the gingival margin.

duration: 1h 45min

– BOPT сlinical protocol on natural teeth;
– Preparation and making a temporary prosthesis;
– The importance of a temporary prosthesis in the treatment and preparation of the periodontium;
– Indications, contraindications, precautions to be taken into account in the clinical use of vertical preparation;
– Biology of the surrounding tissue during restoration in the BOPT concept. Analysis and histological description;
– Scientific basis for the application of the ВOРT concept;
– Prosthetics protocol in the ВOРT concept on natural teeth and implants. Interaction between dentist and dental technician. Tips for the technician for the successful fabrication of the restoration (control of emergency situations during prosthetics, restoration materials,
handling the master model and control of periodontal tissue ischemia);
– ВOРT digital protocol. Digital processing of STL files for creating virtual gingiva and prosthetic biocopy. From clinic to laboratory;
– Using the ВOРT technique in a dental minimally invasive restorative approach (abfractions and partial restorations).

duration: 1h 51min

– What is B.O.P.T.? Benefits and clinical advantages of the technique
– Digital approach to B.O.P.T.
– Biological advantages of the B.O.P.T. approach
– B.O.P.T protocols step-by-step on teeth and implants
– Guidelines to tooth preparation in the B.O.P.T. protocols
– Soft tissue management with B.O.P.T. preparation
– Temporary restorations: crown relining and polishing
– Laboratory protocols of the B.O.P.T. approach.

duration: 27min

– Chairside protocols of the B.O.P.T. approach
– Soft tissue management around the prepared teeth
– Protocols of intraoral scanning of the marginal line
– Delivery of digital temporary restorations and protocols of the second appointment
– Protocols of gingival leveling
– Step-by-step protocols of full arch rehabilitation in chairside B.O.P.T. approach.

duration: 22min

– Soft tissue analysis and biological factors of the periodontium
– Evaluation of the biological width of soft tissue
– Importance of periodontal phenotype in periodontics and prosthodontics
– Finish line: common mistakes and how to avoid them
– Horizontal vs. vertical preparation in the B.O.P.T approach: advantages and disadvantages
– Step-by-step protocols of vertical preparation in B.O.P.T.
– Finish line design in horizontal preparation in B.O.P.T.
– Protocols of soft tissue guided preparation in the B.O.P.T approach.

duration: 36min

– Common mistakes in the temporary restoration stage
– Strategies for maintaining gingival health during temporary restoration placement
– Use of provisional restorations as diagnostic tools in the B.O.P.T. approach
– Common mistakes in choosing restoration materials in the B.O.P.T. approach
– Periodontal response to all-ceramic crown restoration in the B.O.P.T. approach
– Prosthetic adaptation profile in vertical and horizontal preparation
– Cementation protocols and soft tissue healing.

duration: 48min

– Essential concepts about the vertical preparation technique
– Analysis of preparation approaches:

- Shoulder preparation
- Knife edge preparation
- Vertiprep shoulderless preparation
- B.O.P.T. edgeless preparation.

– Indications and characteristics of the B.O.P.T. approach
– Bur selection for B.O.P.T. edgeless preparation
– Digital planning and provisional restorations design
– Eggshell technique for manufacturing provisional restorations
– Step-by-step protocols of the B.O.P.T. edgeless preparation
– Perio-prosthesis interaction in indirect restorative dentistry
– Digital protocols for crown designing for B.O.P.T. edgeless preparation
– Clinical case analysis of aesthetic rehabilitation in the B.O.P.T. digital approach.

duration: 51min