OHI-S Vertical Preparation Updated Concept for Aesthetic Rehabilitation 17 lessons 8h 44m

16 lessons + 1 free (8h 44min)

Explore the precision and artistry of vertical preparation with Dr. Marco Maiolino, a Vertiprep-driven specialist!

It’s very important to approach all aesthetic cases from a prosthodontic and periodontic standpoint. The aim of indirect restorations is to achieve both healthy periodontal tissue and an aesthetic smile. With the vertical preparation technique, you will provide your patients a pink and white aesthetic and long-lasting treatment!

During this course, you will learn in detail about:

– The vertical preparation technique
– The perio-prostho and endo-prostho approach to indirect restorations
– Edge and edgeless preparation of anterior and posterior teeth
– Protocols for bonding and delivering the restoration.

Preparation techniques and clinical protocols — Everything you need to know in one big course! Join and don’t miss out!

+ Topics:

Lesson 1.Why Vertiprep?

– Updates on the Vertiprep technique:

– Bur protocols designed specifically for the Vertiprep technique

– Minimal prep

– Verticrowns

– Lap protocols designed specifically for the Vertiprep technique.

– Soft tissue stability with the Vertiprep approach

– Step-by-step lab protocols to achieve biological stability with the Vertiprep technique.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 2.Why not vertical?

– The history of vertical preparation

– Dental specialists opinion on vertical preparation then and now

– Evolution of vertical preparation technique

– Critical evaluation of the vertical preparation technique

– Periodontal aspect to vertical preparation technique

– Literature review and analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 3.The foundation of long term dentistry

– The endo-prostho approach to a long lasting restoration

– Treatment approach to endodontically treated teeth

– Advantages of vertical preparation technique. Minimal invasive approach

– Evaluation of tooth fracture risks in various clinical cases

– Occlusal load evaluation in the vertical preparation technique

– Compressive and tensile toughness of tooth structure and dental prosthetic restorative materials

– Material selection for prosthetic restorations

– The ferrule effect

– Analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 4.Flame-shaped bur vs Batt-shaped bur. Indication, advantages and clinical application

– Features of of the flame-shaped bur

– Analyzing results of clinical cases using the flame-shaped bur

– The Toe-Heel Concept. Application of the Toe-Heel concept during preparation

– Preparation protocols using the flame-shaped bur. Evaluation of the most common mistakes

– Steps to dealing with supragingival and subgingival undercuts

– Indication and advantages of working the batt-shaped bur

– Conventional approach vs edgeless preparation approach

– When to take impressions: perfect timing

– Step-by-step video demonstration of tooth preparation with the vertical preparation technique using a batt-shaped bur

– Analysis of clinical cases and long-term results.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 5.Tooth preparation strategies and techniques and emergence profile

– The technique of maximum enamel saving

– The correct bur axis when preparing the tooth

– Excessive tapering of the restoration and how to avoid it

– Minimal invasive preparation for maximum dentin preservation

– Selective dentine drilling technique for anterior teeth

– Selective dentine drilling technique for compromised teeth

– The emergence profile consideration with vertical preparation technique.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 6.The inverted shoulder approach and minimal invasive approach of tooth preparation

– Critical biomechanical zones of the tooth

– Evaluation of occlusal contact

– Determination of the critical area of thickness for occlusal stability

– Protocols of inverted shoulder preparation

– Features of preparation, finishing the abutment and impression taking

– Clinical cases analysis of application of inverted shoulder preparation approach.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 7.Laboratory protocols of manufacturing provisional crowns

– Analysis of common mistakes when preparing a tooth

– How to avoid interference between the provisional crown and the tooth?

– Analysis of common mistakes when manufacturing provisional crowns

– A confirmed and recognized approach to provisional prosthetics. Clinical cases

– Step-by-step Video demonstration of analogic temporary crown fabrication:

– Fabrication protocols of posterior temporary crowns

– Fabrication protocols of anterior temporary crowns.

– Evaluation of tooth and soft tissue margins in relation to the temporary crowns

– Tricks and lifehacks of provisional prosthetics

– Analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 8.Video guide of tooth preparation and laboratory protocols of manufacturing provisional crowns

– Video demonstration of a clinical case in an endo-prostho approach for clinical crown lengthening:

– Full steps of an endo surgery and retrograde obturation

– Tooth preparation protocols for a full crown restoration.

– Step-by-step protocols for manufacturing digital provisional crowns on EXOCAD

– Protocols of finishing and polishing of the digital provisional crown in the lab

– Protocols of delivering the digital provisional crown to the patient

– Protocol of in-office adjustment of the provisional crown

– Confederation of the most common mistakes with provisional restorations

– Mistakes when preparing teeth

– Step-by-step prosthetic restoration of endodontically treated teeth:

– Defining a missed canal, endo surgery and retrograde obturation

– Healing and follow-up

– Evaluation of the prosthetic restoration.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 9.The finish line of provisional restorations. Prostho-perio considerations

– Provisional restorations in relation to the periodontal tissue. Where to stop doing provisional restorations?

– Guided periodontal tissue adjustment with provisional restorations

– Adjustment of subgingival provisional crown margin

– Analysis of clinical cases:

– Application of the inverted shoulder approach when preparing the abutment tooth

– Fabrication and clinical adjustment of the provisional crowns.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 10.Post and core treatment approach. Is this treatment still valid? Part 1

– Defining of the interaxial dentin

– Occlusal force distribution on the coronal and apical part

– Literature and clinical analysis review of the success rate and failure of crown post and core treatment approach

– Clinical indications of fiber posts

– Adhesion of fiber posts to the tooth tissue

– Analysis of clinical cases:

– Failure of fiber posts

– Dr. Maiolino overview of fiber post restoration.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 11.Post and core treatment approach. Is this treatment still valid? Part 2

– Post and core approach to prosthetic restorations. Evaluation of treatment outcome

– The biomechanical aspects of a post and core restoration

– Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of metal cast posts and fiber posts

– Step-by-step video demonstration of metal cast post placement and abutment build-up and preparation

– Application of metal cast posts in the aesthetic zone:

– Laboratory aspects

– Clinical aspects.

– Analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 12.Crown bonding. Prosthetic and die space

– What is the true prosthetic space and why is it important?

– Pros and cons of having a free tooth/abutment height

– Prosthetic crown thickness: consideration in different prosthetic crown materials

– Evaluation of the crown marginal seal and the occlusal seat in different clinical scenarios and in different tooth preparation techniques

– Die spaces and the precementation space of a crown

– The optimum thickness of the restoration

– The relationship between reliability, aesthetics and long-term restoration

– Reasons of chipping restorations at the stages of fitting and chewing

– Geometry and biomechanics of dental preparation for indirect restorations

– Analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 13.Analysis of prosthetic crowns structural elements. The evaluation of different applied materials

– Literature review on the crown thickness and occlusal force load resilience

– Classification of cracks and fractures of prosthetic crowns

– The influence of preparation design on fracture resistance

– The effect of reduced occlusal thickness of a crown on fracture resistance

– Analysis of clinical cases. Follow-up on a prosthetic crown of the upper first molar.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 14.Edge and edgeless preparation protocols. Impression taking protocols

– Ideal time to take impressions

– Advantages and indications of delayed impression

– Advantages and indications of immediate impression

– Edge and edgeless preparation: indications and contraindications, pros and cons

– Detailed comparative characteristics of edge and edgeless preparation

– Clinical case: restoration of a severely damaged tooth. Choice of preparation method.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 15.Die preparation in an analog and digital method. Protocols of die spacer setting

– Die preparation: tools and techniques

– Step-by-step protocols of die preparation with digital and analog method

– Die preparation protocols during edge and edgeless preparation

– Pre-cementation retention (frictional fit)

– Post-cementation retention (cement fit)

– Die spacing for improving post cementation retention

– Setting for inverted spacing

– Using digital technologies to calculate spacing

– Processing of the gingival margin of the crown.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 16.Clinical protocols for indirect restoration cementation

– Materials for cementation and bonding of indirect restorations

– Comparative characteristics of luting materials

– Selection of the luting cement in accordance to the structural materials of the indirect restoration

– Clinical cases. Decision making strategy.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.

Lesson 17.Video guide of vertical preparation technique

– Ergonomics of working the with the dental microscope and red-ring hand piece

– Utilizing the coliberated notches for occlusal reduction

– Step-by-step video demonstration of preparing upper molar on a dental model:

– Protocols of occlusal reduction

– Protocols of interproximal separation and preparation

– Protocols of buccal and lingual reduction and the inverted shoulder approach

– Protocols of working with a batt-bur

– Edgeless vertical preparation protocols.

– Step-by-step video demonstration of fabrication of inverted shoulder:

– Bur selection

– Preparation technique

– Finishing and polishing.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Dental technicians, General dentists.