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Single all-ceramic crown to replace discoloured right central incisor crown

A 56-year-old female patient was bothered by the darker shade of her right central incisor crown in comparison to the adjacent teeth. To fulfill the patient's need, a single-hand veneered zirconia crown was chosen as a treatment.

Single and multi-unit restorations
Esthetic zone prosthetics
Prosthetics on natural teeth
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Maxillary central incisor all-ceramic crown

A 23-year-old female patient presented herself with a traumatically injured maxillary central incisor. The tooth had been bonded multiple times unsuccessfully with resin. An all-ceramic E-max crown was selected as the treatment option.

CAD/CAM
Prosthetic materials
Prosthetics on natural teeth
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Single implant crown adjacent to metal-ceramic crowns

A 47-year-old female patient referred by her periodontist who was not satisfied with her gingival health. Metal-ceramic crowns with ceramic margins on the natural teeth along with placement of a custom abutment and cementation of a metal-ceramic crown on the implant were chosen.

Prosthetic strategies
Implant prosthetics
Single and multi-unit restorations
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Replacement of maxillary lateral incisor metal-ceramic crown with an all-ceramic crown

A 49-year-old female patient was unsatisfied with the high opacity of her right lateral incisor. The existing metal-ceramic crown was replaced by an IPS Empress all-ceramic crown. The crown was bonded with a resin cement.

Prosthetic strategies
Prosthetic materials
Single and multi-unit restorations
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Gerard Chiche: Esthetic parameters to achieve esthetic excellence

The presentation gives a close look at a systematic approach, how to plan implant restorations step by step, from an esthetic perspective. It is an esthetic-occlusal system and applied in a way that the interdisciplinary team has a common ground. Supported by several clinical...

Radiology
CAD/CAM
Immediate implant placement
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Metal-ceramic post & core and crown for maxillary central incisor

A 42-year-old male patient presented with a loose post and crown on the maxillary right central incisor. He wanted a better color and shape without dark gingiva.

Single and multi-unit restorations
Esthetic zone prosthetics
Prosthetics on natural teeth
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Six maxillary anterior all-ceramic crowns

A 39-year-old female patient presented with the extensive incisal wear of the maxillary incisors due to an occlusal habit that exposed large areas of dentin created some sensitivity and produced short teeth that the patient did not like.

CAD/CAM
Prosthetic materials
Biomechanics and occlusion
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Zirconia and lithium disilicate posterior crowns

A 62-year-old female patient with two mandibular molars with gold inlays who had served well for 38 years. One crown was made using layered Zirconia and one using layered lithium disilicate copings.

Prosthetic materials
Prosthetics on natural teeth
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Restoration of eroded and/or abraded posterior teeth

A 58-year-old female patient presented with extensively eroded abraded and cracked teeth requiring complete coverage crowns.

CAD/CAM
Biomechanics and occlusion
Single and multi-unit restorations
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Iñaki Gamborena, Patrick Rutten: Communication between clinician and lab technician. Pitfalls and how to avoid them

The lecture presents challenging patient treatment cases in the esthetic zone and how to manage the potential pitfalls with appropriate communication between the clinician and the dental technician. Dr Gamborena and P Rutten give insight in their approach and techniques to achieve...

Radiology
Guided Surgery
CAD/CAM
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Eric van Dooren: Optimizing soft tissue outcomes: achieving long-term success in dental implant treatment

The lecture reviews the parameters for soft tissue evaluation and clinical procedures for soft tissue conditioning, with both non-surgical and surgical techniques. To get sufficient information for proper planning it is important to make use of comprehensive diagnostic tools, like...

Radiology
CAD/CAM
Immediate implant placement
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Christian Coachman: CAD/CAM material selection for esthetic restorations from a restorative and soft tissue perspective

The lecture presents esthetic reconstruction principles in the anterior maxilla and discusses the challenge to integrate white and pink esthetics - soft tissue and tooth restoration. Dr Coachman presents a clinical case with an implant based crown restoration on an upper central...

Radiology
CAD/CAM
Anterior implants
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Patrick Rutten: Impact of products and restorative protocols on the end result - single and partial restorations

The lecture discusses parameters influencing the esthetic result of an implant based restoration from the perspective of the dental technician. Presenting clinical cases in the esthetic zone, Patrick Rutten gives insights in material selection highlighting the advantages of CAD/CAM...

Digital workflow
CAD/CAM
Prosthetic strategies
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Successful esthetic implant therapy in site of past failure

A 54-year-old female patient presented with 2 implant failures as well as a bone graft failure. As a result of an apical surgery, an amalgam tattoo was evident on the buccal aspect. The compromised pink aesthetics, as well as prosthodontic discrepancies, were evident. 

CAD/CAM
Anterior implants
Implants in compromised sites