The Biomimetic Concept: Composite Restoration Protocols

By Dr. Joan Gubau Mach

Duration: 1 h 36 min

By Junji Tagami

Lesson program:
– Advantages of adhesive restorations:
- Conventional restorations vs. Adhesive restorations
- Survival rate of Adhesive restorations.
– Pulp friendly caries removal technique:
- The biological approach in caries treatment
- The painless technique of caries removal
- Removal of infected dentin caries lesion: stepwise excavation and stepwise like technique
- Recurrent caries - removal of old restorations and cavity preparation.
– Selection of the Adhesive system:
- Fundamentals of bonding and understanding the bonding mechanism
- Etch and rinse type adhesive or self-etching type adhesive?
- Reliability of the universal bond.
– How to obtain the best performance of adhesive resin?
- Application procedure
- Light curing
- Lining with Hybrid Composite.
– Prevention of the post-restoration tooth sensitivity:
- Prevention of gaps in the cavity
- RMGIC to reduce sensitivity
- Reliability of the bulk-fill composite
- Prevention of enamel at cavo-surface area.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.
Duration: 1 h 31 min

By Junji Tagami

Lesson program:
– The fundamentals of adhesive dentistry:
- History of adhesive dentistry and its development
- Penetration of bonding resin to enamel and dentin.
– Basics for posterior restoration:
- Anatomical form
- Proximal contact point
- Selective removal of infected dentin
- Incremental filling technique
- Direct restorations of non-vital teeth.
– Basics for anterior restoration:
- Selection of the material and cavity design for appropriate color matching
- Specific colors in dentistry: Vita Shades
- The silicon Index technique.
– Restoration of tooth wear:
- Mechanical Properties of restorative materials
- Attrition and wear of composite materials
- Repair of restorations and bonding to old composite materials
- Light diffusion test
- Clinical cases.
– Direct composite crown restoration:
- Monoblock direct crown restoration for vital and non-vital anterior teeth
- Long term clinical performance
- Indication and contra-indication.
– Direct adhesive bridge restoration:
- Procedures for direct bridge restoration
- Long term clinical performance
- Indication and contra-indication.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.
Duration: 1 h 35 min

By Dr. Joan Gubau Mach

Duration: 1 h 46 min

By Gustavo Pasarelli Petris

Lesson program:
– Biomimetic concept of restorative dentistry
– New classification proposal of restorative procedures
– Enhancing the hybrid layer
– Stress reduced direct composite and C-Factor Control
– Composite restoration survival rate
– The 4 main points of light curing
– The peripheral seal zone in adhesive dentistry
– Polyethylene fiber and deep caries
– Occlusal and gingival embrasures
– Mono laminar technique
– Bi-laminar technique
– Tri-laminar technique.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.
Duration: 2 h 43 min

By Simone Deliperi

Lesson program:
– Classification of composite resin
– The curing mechanism of Composite resin and polymerization shrinkage
– Contraction stress and marginal adaptation of composite restorations
– Stress reduced protocols
– Stress-reduced direct composite (SRDC) approach for the restoration of structurally compromised teeth with layering and curing protocols
– Stress-reduced direct composite (SRDC) technique combined with the conventional techniques of restorations for class II caries lesions
– How to replicate esthetic appearance and the creation of anatomical proximal contacts
– Minimal invasive dentistry + SRDC Vs. Adhesive dentistry
– SRDC and polyethylene fiber: The wallpapering technique to restore and mimic the aesthetic and functional characteristics of non-vital teeth.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.
Duration: 1 h 24 min

By David Alleman, Davey Alleman

Lesson program:
– The post amalgam era
– The hierarchy of bondability
– Understanding the mineralization topographical map
– Decoupling with time (DWT)
– Increasing bond strengths and modern solution to bonding
– Adhesive failure prevention: understanding the adhesive equation
– Decreasing polymerization stress
– Composite movement: the C-factor and the B-Factor (Bulk factor)
– Physical Decoupling: overcoming the hydrodynamic theory of pain
– Step-by-step preparation protocols of caries cavities and old restorations
– Step-by-step laying techniques.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.
Duration: 1 h 42 min

By David Alleman, Davey Alleman

Lesson program:
– Classification of restoration failure in biomimetic dentistry
– Caries detecting dye
– The peripheral seal zone and caries removal endpoints
– Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS) and resin coating
– C-factor control and Deep marginal elevation
– Stress-reduced direct composite: layering and fiber placement
– When to onlay a cusp?
– Occlusion and the prevention of catastrophic failure of restorations.

Recommended for: Pediatric dentists, Restorers, General dentists.
Duration: 53 min