Course No: ES030-12 CDE Credits: 6
Integration of Esthetic Dentistry
and Prosthodontics
Friday, March 23, 2012
Location: University of Toronto Centre for Continuing Dental Education, 1440 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON
Kenneth A. Malament
D.D.S., M.Sc.D.
Course Outline
Dentistry that is esthetic to the patient is an important clinical objective. The knowledge within dental technology, dental science and dental practice has dramatically expanded leading to better quality; artistry and more standards based clinical applications. Ceramics are the most consistently predictable esthetic dental material. Today dentists can offer more treatment options for patient's complex problems. Metal-ceramics continue to be the "state of the art" and profoundly affect prosthodontic care but the single phase or monolithic all-ceramic materials have become increasingly more popular and do not chip as do all bi-layered ceramic materials. These types of dental ceramic materials will dominate the market and future development brings with it more long-term success.
Understanding methods to manage simple and complex restorative issues are critical to improving patient acceptance and even long term ceramic success. Methods to integrate the efforts of laboratory technologists and managing occlusion and patient's desires can have a profound impact in the practice of dentistry.
All-ceramic materials were developed to improve ceramic color and marginal fit. Until recently few research reports attempted to study their long term use or factors that relate to their performance without modeling the data. Previous bi-layered all-ceramic crowns on molars have reached their full potential. Despite substantial improvements in material strength and toughness, they still fail because of breakage and chipping at relatively high rates. The Lithium Disilicate mono-layered all-ceramic material is likely to change dentistry and the expectation for long-term ceramic survival. Ultimately crown performance is a complex set of interactions between crown material and geometry, the characteristics of the support structure of the cement and crown, and the clinical loading history.
This presentation will provide the participant with:
- A comprehensive look at failure modes and effects in bilayer all-ceramic crown-cement-tooth systems, tying together the influences on resistance to fracture initiation and propagation of ceramic material properties and thickness
- Crown/tooth geometry
- Cement modulus and layer thickness
- Damage induced by shaping, fabrication, clinical adjustments, and sandblasting
- Fatigue in the wet intraoral environment.
Some counter-intuitive findings will be addressed including changes in fracture behavior with different geometry and the influence of the compliant cement layer beneath stiff cores. Original research will be presented that studied the clinical behavior of over four thousand all ceramic restorations. Life history and fracture rates were studied over twenty years in relationship to factors that might affect success. Factors such as tooth position, preparation, luting procedures and gender are significant to long term ceramic success. Dental implants have become an integral part of dental practice today. Maintaining predictability and high success rates impose great challenges to the dental team. Edentulous ridge defects constitute a major problem. In the past long teeth have been placed into defects to take up vertical space. Gingival and tooth symmetry and the esthetic results were often compromised. Today these conditions as well as the lack of bone can be augmented surgically with soft and hard tissue grafting. This may not always produce a long-term predictable result. Prosthetic techniques will be discussed utilizing newly developed ceramic gingival material and design for fixed prosthodontics.
Learning Objectives
- To understand what factors and concerns a prosthodontist would have treatingpatients that require "esthetic procedures".
- To understand the controversies that exists with modern dental materials.
- To understand what clinical factors impact on long term survival of dental ceramic materials.
- To understand the restoration of dental implants in complex conditions.
The University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry appreciates the unrestricted educational grant provided by The Aurum Group and Ivoclar Vivadent.
Tuition*
(includes continental breakfast, networking lunch, and afternoon refreshments)
| Prior to March 9, 2012 | After March 9, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dentists: | $495 | $515 |
| (Dentist tuition fee includes the IPS e.max Cementation Kit) | ||
| Dental Team: | $125 | $125 |
| * Office Staff Tuition fee applies only when attending with dentist. Office Staff attending without dentist are required to pay the dentist fee. | ||
Course Times:
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Course: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Two weeks prior to course date – 100% refund. One week prior to course date – 50% refund. There is no refund for cancellations after one week prior to course date.
DISCLAIMER: Dental education institutions have an obligation to disseminate new knowledge related to the dental practice. In so doing, some presentations may include controversial materials or commercial references. Sponsorship of a continuing dental education course by the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry does not necessarily imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, procedure, or product by this institution. The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry reserves the right to cancel this course due to circumstances beyond its control.
Biographies
Dr. Malament received his D.D.S. from N.Y.U. College of Dentistry and a specialty certificate and Master's degree from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry. Dr. Malament has a full time practice limited to prosthodontics in Boston that includes a dental laboratory with master dental technologists. A Past-President of the American Board of Prosthodontics, he is a Clinical Professor at Tufts University and a Course Director in postgraduate department of Prosthodontics. Dr. Malament is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Prosthodontics, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, and Northeastern Gnathological Society. He is an active member of many dental organizations including the International College of Prosthodontists, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, Academy of Osseointegration, Northeastern Prosthodontic Society and American Equilibration Society. A Past President of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, Northeastern Gnathological Society and the Northeastern Prosthodontic Society, he has served as the Secretary and Director of the American College of Prosthodontists and Secretary-Treasurer of the International College of Prosthodontists. Dr. Malament has been the recipient of significant awards in Prosthodontics including the American College of Prosthodontists' Clinician / Researcher Award, Daniel F. Gordon Award for Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Lecturer Award, the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics' George Moulton Award for Outstanding Achievement and the first Frank V. Celenza Memorial Award from the Northeastern Gnathological Society. Dr. Malament was on the research and development teams for two different well-known ceramic products and developed instrumentation used in clinical practice. He is a consultant to three journals and has published significantly in the dental literature. Dr. Malament has been afforded the honor to speak often about prosthodontic issues concerning ceramics, implants and periodontics.