OHI-S Indirect Restoration in the Biomimetic Concept

8 lessons + 1 free (9h 40min)

Learn to create aesthetic and functional indirect restorations in the concept of biomimetics that will serve your patients for over 20 years!

Acquire new knowledge from renowned biomimetics experts like David Alleman, Andrea Fabianelli, and Andras Forster.

You will learn in detail about:

– preparation techniques (including minimally invasive) for veneers, crowns, ceramic, zirconia and composite onlays and overlays

– adhesive protocols for biomimetic restorations

– methods of indirect restoration of severely damaged teeth

– stress-reduced indirect composite restoration protocols

– digital protocols for biomimetic aesthetic restoration.

The OHI‑S Indirect Restoration in the Biomimetic Concept course is best for dentists, prosthodontists, and dental technicians who want structured, CE‑accredited training in biomimetic restorative dentistry—focusing on minimally invasive indirect restorations (veneers, inlays, onlays, crowns) that replicate natural tooth biomechanics and aesthetics.

Who Should Enroll
General dentists aiming to adopt biomimetic principles for everyday restorative cases.
Prosthodontists seeking advanced protocols for functional and aesthetic indirect restorations.
Dental technicians & lab professionals fabricating restorations that mimic natural tooth structure.
Oral surgeons & implantologists coordinating prosthetic planning with biomimetic restorative outcomes.
Residents, fellows, and trainees in restorative dentistry or prosthodontics needing structured biomimetic training.
What You’ll Learn
Biomimetic principles: preserving tooth structure and replicating natural biomechanics.
Preparation protocols: minimally invasive approaches for veneers, inlays, onlays, and crowns.
Material selection: ceramics, composites, and adhesive systems aligned with biomimetic philosophy.
Bonding & cementation: evidence‑based adhesive techniques for long‑term stability.
Functional integration: occlusion, load distribution, and durability of biomimetic restorations.
Case‑based lessons: clinical examples demonstrating predictable functional and aesthetic outcomes.

+ Topics:

Lesson 1.Indirect biomimetic restoration: introducing the philosophy. Introductory lesson

– The history and development of biomimetic dentistry
– The natural tooth anatomy and the natural tooth histology. Enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp tissue
– The biobase restoration. Understanding the bio-dome and the bio-rim
– The DEC (dentino enamel commplex)
– Analyzing biomechanical defects
– Stress reducing methods and techniques
– The occlusal effect carries
– The bioDome concept. Clinical examples
– The peripheral seal zone and tooth preparation for overlay restoration
– Immediate dentine sealing (IDS) and decoupling with time (DWT)
– Resin coating technique
– High level adhesion with fiber reinforced biomimetic materials
– Deep margin elevation (DME). The keys to successful DME
– Indirect restorations from material selection to adhesive luting.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 2.Indirect biomimetic restoration: introducing the philosophy

– The history and development of biomimetic dentistry
– The natural tooth anatomy and the natural tooth histology. Enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp tissue
– The biobase restoration. Understanding the bio-dome and the bio-rim
– The DEC (dentino enamel commplex)
– Analyzing biomechanical defects
– Stress reducing methods and techniques
– The occlusal effect carries
– The bioDome concept. Clinical examples
– The peripheral seal zone and tooth preparation for overlay restoration
– Immediate dentine sealing (IDS) and decoupling with time (DWT)
– Resin coating technique
– High level adhesion with fiber reinforced biomimetic materials
– Deep margin elevation (DME). The keys to successful DME
– Indirect restorations from material selection to adhesive luting
– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 3.Get Bonded Stay Bonded: Understanding adhesion with indirect restorations

– The main goals of the biomimetic concept

– Partial coverage restorations vs full crowns

– The bio-rim. Stress distribution

– The adhesion equation: maximizing the bond and minimizing the stress

– The advantages of indirect and semi-direct biomimetic restorations

– The C-factor

– Hydrodynamic theory of pain and the pulpal fluid movement

– Classification of dental adhesives

– Bonding partial coverage restorations to dentin, composite, or to enamel

– The hybrid layer concept

– The inter diffusion zone

– The challenges in creating a uniform dentin hybrid layer

– The hierarchy of bondability

– Steps and protocols to maximize bond of partial coverage restorations

– Immediate dentin sealing (IDS) with gold standard adhesives

– The biobase stage

– Step-by-step protocols of of bonding of Еmax and feldspathic ceramics to the biobase

– Step-by-step protocols of bonding composite onlays

– Bonding to cured composite, is it possible?

– Indirect restoration bonding with heated composite vs resin cement

– Step-by-step video demonstration of bonding composite overlay with heated composite.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 4.Prosthetic restoration in the Bio-Emulative concept. Vertical Preparation Technique

– The scientific approach to vertical bioemulative preparation

– The difference between vertical and horizontal preparation technique

– Classification of the finish line margins: preparation with and without the margin

– Marginless preparation: feather edge and knife edge

– Advantages and disadvantages of vertical preparation technique

– The burs choice for vertical preparation technique

– The mechanical preparation of a natural abutment:

– characteristics of the finishing line

– curettage preparation and overcontour preparation technique.

– Provisional prostheses: acrylic or composite?

– Impressions: materials, impression trays, impression techniques, tissue retraction, and impression protocols

– Application of the facebow and the articulator

– The laboratory part of bioemulative crown restoration:

– the choice of materials

– application of die spacer paint waxing

– casting and welding

– how to choose alloys.

– Occlusion in clinical practice:

– occlusal stability and centric relation

– occlusal vertical dimension

– occlusal functional and esthetic planes: Wilson, Spee and Monson,

– esthetic facebow, articulator, and axiography.

– Clinical cases of zirconia bioemulated restorations

– Clinical cases of ceramic bioemulated restorations

– Crown restoration bonding and cementation:

– zinc oxyphosphate permanent cementation

– adhesive bonding.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 5.Partial biomimetic restorations: onlays, overlays, palatal veneers, buccal veneers, occlusal veneers

– The main goal of total oral rehabilitation

– Traditional approach of oral rehabilitation vs the biomimetic non-invasive approach

– Differentiating different kinds of partial restorations: inlays, onlays, overlays, table tops, palatal veneers, occlusal veneers

– The benefits of partial ceramic indirect restorations

– Clinical steps of preparing onlays

– The build-up of severely destructed tooth with composite prior to partial restoration. Concepts and indications

– Improving the fracture resistance of partial restorations

– Minimal invasive preparation protocols for partial biomimetic restorations

– Step-by-step protocols to achieving minimally invasive and functional ceramic palatal veneers

– Full mouth rehabilitation and increasing the VDO in severe erosion and tooth wear cases: platalal veneers, onlays, table tops and occlusal veneers

– Step-by-step protocols of the biomimetic approach of buccal veneers

– Ceramic veneers cementation using pre-heated restorative composite

– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 6.Partial Biomimetic Restorations: from single tooth restoration to full mouth rehabilitation. Adhesive and laboratory considerations

– Advantages of adhesive dentistry

– The three step dental bonding agents (DBAs)

– Bonding techniques to receive the best performance

– Protocols of ceramic conditioning prior to bonding of the restoration

– Protocols of silanization to improve ceramic adhesion

– Protocols of ceramic restoration cementation using pre-heated restorative composite: Advantages and indication

– Mechanical, physical, and biological properties of various ceramic materials

– Pressed vs CAD/CAM partial ceramic restorations

– Step-by-step walkthrough of full mouth rehabilitation cases. Preparation, laboratory stage, and bonding.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 7.Stress-free restorative dentistry with CAD/CAM partial composite restorations: from preparation to cementation

– Rubberdamology. The importance of isolation

– Bonding. Protocols to maximize adhesion

– Tooth preparation protocols for indirect composite biomimetic restoration

– Build-up of severely damaged teeth

– The peripheral seal zone and tooth preparation for overlay restoration

– Immediate dentine sealing (IDS) and decoupling with time (DWT)

– Resin coating technique

– Intraoral scanning. Scanning in rubber dam isolation

– Step-by-step protocols of cementation of the restoration

– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 8.Digital “Recipes” for Biomimetic Restorations. Onlays, Overlays and Crowns

– Diagnosis and virtual treatment planning

– Evaluation of intraoral scanners available in the market and intraoral softwares

– Strategies and protocols to Improve intraoral and facial scanning

– Think digital: integration of extraoral pictures with DICOM and STL files to improve treatment planning and treatment outcome

– Digital planning in aesthetic cases: tips for mock-up

– Effective protocols for biomimetic CAD/CAM restorations

– Protocols to scan under rubber dam isolation

– How to reproduce the emergence profile in the final restoration

– Digital provisional restorations

– Step-by-step video demonstration of CAD/CAM biomimetic restoration: from intraoral scanning to overlay bonding

– When to send to the lab and when to fabricate in house?

– What to mill and what to print?

– 3D printing: from direct restorations index technique and indirect restoration preparation guides to surgical and periodontal guides

– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 9.Monolithic restorations in the Bio-Emulative concept. All the process From A to Z

– Zirconia: classification of different types

– The physical, chemical and biological properties of zirconia

– Morphology of the bioemulated restoration

– Finishing of zirconia in the white stage

– Macro and Micro Texture

– Layering of monolithic bioemulated restorations

– The color theory and its application

– Liquid ceramic understanding

– Layering with liquid ceramic

– White and pink layering process

– Real cases results: step-by-step of case explanation.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.