FUNCTIONAL DENTISTRY

December 17

PETER SVENSSON

Increase the vertical dimension – or not?

– Definition and measurement of the occlusal vertical dimension;

– Muscle physiology and impact on various jaw functions;

– Adaptability of the stomatognathic system;

– Occlusal rehabilitation versus oral rehabilitation.

Neuroplasticity as a new concept in rehabilitation of oral function and pain

– Introduction to our plastic brain and concept of neuroplasticity;

– How dentures can change the brain;

– Use it or lose it – training oral function systematically;

– Adverse effects of pain;

– Keeping fitness in oral health.

JEFFREY OKESON

The facts and fantasies of Temporomandibular Disorders

– Teleconference –

– Disorders that will/will not respond to therapy

– Relationship between bruxism and muscle pain

– Conservative approach to managing muscle pain disorders

– Conservative approach to managing intracapsular pain disorders

– Why and how occlusal appliances may assist in the management of TMD.

JACEK GLEBOCKI

Using of Kois Deprogrammer and Kois Dento-Facial Analyzer TMD dysfunctions treatment (Kois concept)

Program will coming soon.

December 18

ALADIN SABBAGH

Diagnosis of TMJ disorders. Prevention of iatrogenic dysfunctions

– The 6 keys of the TMD etiology;

– Initial diagnostic of TMD using manual functional diagnosis;

– Differential diagnosis of TMD;

– Avoiding TMD in children’s and adolescent’s;

– Avoiding and management of clicking;

– Splint therapy: indications and management;

– Osteopathic / manual / physiotherapy as accompanying therapy;

– What comes after the splint? which occlusal rehabilitation is indicated?

– The interdisciplinary prosthetic and orthodontic treatment of TMD;

– Avoiding iatrogenic TMD during dental / orthodontic treatment;

– When are imagine techniques (MRT / CT / DVT etc.) indicated?

– Contraindication, failure, relapse;

– Current forensic and economics aspects.

MANOL ATANASOV IVCHEV

Using the CPV. Treatment in the concept of Professor Slavicek

– What is GAMMA CPV – CONDYLAR POSITION VARIATOR. Micro understanding of it

– Why we need CPV

– How to use CPV

– When to use CPV

– Using the variator according to the Vienna concept

– Transfering the information to Reference Gamma artuculator.

ANDREA DEREGIBUS

An evidence based approach to bruxism treatment

– Diagnosis of awake and sleep bruxism;

– Clinical examination;

– Differential diagnostics of the myogenic and arthrogenic disease;

– The signs of parafunction;

– Bruxism treatment.

ELIZABETH MENZEL

Facial asymmetries in TMD patients. Diagnosis, treatment planning and case presentatians

– Forms of facial asymmetry

– Etiological factors in the development of facial asymmetry

– Influence of facial asymmetry on the airways, chewing function and the development of TMD

– Influence of torque, angulation and rotation of teeth on the occurrence of facial asymmetry

– Influence of the position of the maxilla and mandible on the development of asymmetry

– Diagnosis of facial asymmetry

– Treatment planning of facial asymmetry

– Treatment. Stable result.

AESTHETIC DENTISTRY

MATTHIAS KERN

How to bond zirconia successfully?

– Teleconference –

– Adhesive protocols for silica-based ceramics

– Bonding of oxide and zirconium ceramics

– Cleaning and chemical activation

– Abrasive surface treatment by pure alumina, silica-coated alumina particles

– Scientific research on non-retention zirconia restorations. Is it possible to achieve perfect adhesion to tooth tissues?

– Long-term clinical results of minimally invasive resin-bonded zirconium restorations.

LEONARDO BACHERINI

Combining aesthetics and function with MIPPs (Minimally Invasive Prosthetic Procedures): the digital approach

– Teleconference –

– How to perform an ideal esthetic and functional treatment plan

– How to minimize the invasiveness of the prosthetic treatment and still obtain an ideal esthetic result.

– How to reduce the risks of failure in the prosthetic rehabilitation

– How to select the appropriate instrument and technique for modern tooth preparation.

– How to select the appropriate ceramic material in order to achieve the best esthetic result

– How to restore extremely compromised dentition.

VINCENZO MUSELLA

Minimally invasive approaching restorations with laminate veneers

– Aesthetic Preview Technique

– Laminate veneers, starting from wax-up, passing through the provisional restorations with flow composite and transparent silicone mask

– Checking occlusion and function

– Fixation of laminate veneers.

FEDERICO FERRARIS

Posterior Indirect Restorations in the Adhesive Era: the secrets and protocols to achieve the excellence

Program will come soon.

FABIO SCUTELLA

Tooth preparation geometry and soft tissue management in modern prosthetic rehabilitation: A paradigm shift

– Principles of the "Simplified Prosthetic Protocol" (SPP)

– Preservation of stability of soft tissues around the tooth after prosthetics

– Short and Long Term Perspective of Periodontal Tissue Preservation

– The vertical geometry of the finishing line

– Soft tissue management

– Selection of restorative materials: lithium disilicate and zirconium dioxide.

MANOL ATANASOV IVCHEV

The Vertical Dimension in prosthetic treatment (Slavicek concept)

Program will come soon.

SASCHA HEIN

A new scientific approach to unlock the secrets of shade matching without shade guides

– Teleconference –

– The pros and cons of visual shade assessment?

– Understanding light propagation through dental hard tissues (Biophotonics)

– Replacing shade guides with one color appearance model

– Acquiring target shades with a DSLR camera or with a smartphone

– The eLAB digital workflow

– Various clinical examples.

Matthias Kern

Aesthetic dentistry online congress

Functional & Aesthetic Dentistry Congress

Aesthetic Dentistry Congress in Budapest

Modern adhesion

How to bond zirconia successfully?