BOPT protocols. Surgery, prosthetics, dental technician stage

– 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.

– 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.

– 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.

– 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).

– The three mechanisms of action that rule the behaviour of B.O.P.T.

– 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.

– 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).

– The value of the Team in Fixed Prosthetics

– Decision criteria on dental preparations

– Management of temporaries with the BOPT technique

– Impression with analogue and digital techniques

– Depth of invasion of the gingival sulcus by prosthetic restorations

– Aesthetics and function in complex cases.

– BOPT development of the technique in the laboratory

– BOPT temporaries: design and construction in the laboratory

– Development of the master model: trimming, diching and finishing area

– Development of the emergence profile on teeth and implants

– Analog and digital frameworks: from metal to zirconia

– From the layering of the ceramic to the finishing of the prosthetic margins.

– 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.