2010 Los Angeles
2010 Western District Meeting
March 13 - 14, 2010
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Los Angeles, California
Designing Beautiful Smiles with Dental Implants:
RISING TO THE CHALLENGE
Esthetic Dentistry must begin with the "end result clearly in mind." The "End Result" begins with Smile Design. Integrating Implant Dentistry with Esthetic Dentistry poses a unique set of challenges that must be understood to insure success.
This program will teach dentists the techniques and rules to analyze a patient's Esthetic Zone and to appropriately integrate implant dentistry into the design of a beautiful smile. Special emphasis will be focused on how to navigate the unique challenges of creating Micro and Macro Esthetics in implants with respect to the delicate interface between the periodontal-implant-prosthetic interface.
Including:
- Surgical principles for defining and creating Bio-Type, importance of papilla preservation and development. Pink and White Esthetics
- Photography for Smile design, analysis, and shade mapping.
- Use of Prototypes to refine esthetic design, develop occlusion and test esthetics and function before committing to final design.
- Review of contemporary esthetic materials: Pressed ceramics, milled ceramics, zirconium and cementation techniques