Providing Protection and Support

During this 18-hour course, participants will learn how to prepare posterior teeth for ceramic onlays and crowns using a simplified 5-step technique. Tissue management, provisionalization, digital scanning, design and milled and printed restoration fabrication will be covered, with each participant making a ceramic onlay, which will be adhesively delivered during the hands-on sessions.

[It is recommended that participants take Courses I and II prior to this course]

Topics Covered:

– Material selection and preparation indications
– Finish line designs
– Occlusal clearance requirements
– Achieving proficiency in the crown prep approach
– Tissue protection and management
– Scanning techniques
– CAD-CAM restorations
– Delivery protocol
– Occlusal adjustment and polishing.

Learning Objectives:

– How to optimize crown and onlay preparations for each all-ceramic material
– How to perform the 5-minute crown prep method
– How to use five special burs in 5 steps
– Understand the sequence for bonded and non-bonded restorations.

Posterior Ceramic Restorations – Onlays and Crowns. Course III