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Digital Workflows in Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry
By attending this session you will:
Understand the benefits and limitations of 3D scanning
Understand the principles of Smile design utilising digital technology and how this can be used as patient motivation and for treatment planning
Understand How a 2D smile design is used to transfer from 2D to 3D in 3shape lab software
Understand how digital designs can be transferred to the mouth using 3D printing and milling
Understand how a 3D digital mock up used for implant planning can lead to more predictable implant placements
Understand how copying the patients own teeth, and using natural tooth libraries can help restorative outcomes
Understand the benefits of same day chairside manufacture
Implants in the Aesthetic Zone
Placing implants in the aesthetics zone can be challenging for all of us. It involved good treatment planning and not just assessing the intra oral site but also the extra oral examination is of importance. We can utilise techniques which can make the body think the tooth is still in place but in fact an implant has been placed. The use of soft tissue grafts or alternatives are essential in this cases to improve the over all emergence of implant crown to give the patient the outcome they are hoping for.
