Aesthetic Melange

3 DAYS COURSE CONTENT

Dr.Arun Suraj

Day 1: PORCELAIN VENEERS

Introduction to smile design.
Planning and execution for a smile makeover.
The reality on the strength of a restoration.
Difference between Veneers/Laminates/ Thineers/ Lumineers.
Armamentarium for porcelain veneer preparation.
The Indications and Contraindications for Porcelain veneers.
Hollywood white veneers/ Bleach white veneer preparation techniques
Preparation techniques for Diastema closures and Black triangles with porcelain
veneers.
Preparation techniques for Class 3 & Class 4 defects with Porcelain veneers.
Preparation techniques for Malaligned teeth.
APT and APR.
Immediate dentine sealing techniques.
Occlusal considerations in porcelain veneers.
Fabricating the silicon putty index for Prep guides and Temporisation.
Direct and indirect mock up techniques.
Shade selection and lab communication.
LIVE demo on ceramic veneer preparation, Bonding and temporisation.
Watch a fully recorded HD video on Veneer preparation on a patient.
HANDS ON for Preparation and Temporisation for veneers (8 Teeeth).

DAY 2 : ANTERIOR COMPOSITES

The “Bond” in adhesive dentistry.
Know your composites.
Armamentarium for composite restorations.
Masking the line of demarcation in composite layering.
Shade selection for composites.
Video demo of Wax up on a model for fabricating a putty index
Bevelling techniques.
Class 4 , Class 5 and Class 3 defects restored with composites
(Clinical case discussion)
Masking the grey outline in class 3 and class 4 composites.
Polychromatic layering technique.
Creating textures, mamellons and incisal translucency for a life like restoration.
Space closures with direct composites.
Fragment reattachment techniques.
Direct Composite veneers preparation technique and layering.
Managing Diastema closure with composites.
Deep caries management & Direct pulp capping in the anterior zone.
Finishing and polishing protocols for a Glossy Composite restoration.
DEMO and HANDS ON for step by step layering techniques for a class 4 defect

DAY 3: VENEER BONDING & SIMPLIFYING ANTERIOR RUBBERDAM PLACEMENT:

Veneer Bonding:

Step by step Veneer bonding protocols with clinical pictures and videos.
Managing Multiple Porcelain veneers for bonding.
Post operative care for veneers.
Watch a fully documented HD video from preparation to bonding of veneers on a
Patient.

Simplifying Anterior rubber dam placement:

Isolation – Key for successful adhesion .
Armamentarium.
Customising a ‘Smart rubberdam kit’.
Use of Winged and Wingless clamps
Clamp selection for an Anterior single tooth isolation.
Double Tie floss technique (Demo and Hands on).
Anterior sectional isolation with and without clamps.
Dam inversion technique.
Anterior Split dam technique.
Use of Brinkers in isolation.
Anterior isolation for veneer bonding.
Anterior isolation for class 5 defects
HD Videos of various techniques in anterior isolation followed by LIVE DEMONSTRATION
AND HANDS ON.

Lecture:

Vital bleaching
Non vital bleaching techniques

Demonstration:
Diastema closure with composite using Bioclear matrices.
Anterior sectional isolation and Double Tie floss.
Hands on:
Composite veneer preparation and layering.
Diastema closure with composites using Bioclear matrices.
Anterior sectional isolation and Double Tie floss.
Veneer bonding and temporisation.