Worn dentition treatment 2.0: updated and new protocols

– Definition of bruxism based on clinical examples

– Classification of bruxism

– Analysis and comparison between awake bruxism and sleep bruxism

– Evaluation of oral behaviors in relation to sleep disorders:

- Bruxism as a protective factor

- Bruxism as a risk factor

- Association with other disorders and health conditions.

– Clinical case analysis and bruxism evaluation:

- Patient evaluation and clinical examination

- Supplementary diagnostic exams that aid in bruxism assessment

- Identifying the risk factors associated with bruxism.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorative dentist, General dentists.

– Protocols for planning restorative rehabilitation of worn dentitions

– The impact of tooth wear on the patient’s quality of life

– Analysis of the principles of restorative rehabilitation and evaluation of the limitations of the treatment

– Protocols for developing a predictable, functional, and aesthetic treatment plan

– Protocols of occlusal analysis for the treatment of patients with worn dentitions

– Protocols for localized wear management: the Dahl concept and relative axial movement

– Protocols for generalized wear management: alteration of the occlusal vertical dimension (VDO)

– Literature review of treatment protocols of tooth wear

– The importance of the current evidence-base relating to the performance of different materials and techniques used to restore the worn dentition

– Evidence-based treatment approach for the treatment of tooth wear using:

- Direct composite

- Indirect composite

- Adhesively retained ceramics

- Conventionally retained crowns.

– Analysis of newer generation materials such polymer infiltrated ceramic network (PICN) restorations

– Application of digital technology for tooth wear restoration.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorative dentist, General dentists.

– Cognitive-behavioral approach for patients diagnosed with bruxism

– Protocols for controlling other disorders and health conditions that may influence bruxism

– Protocols of splint therapy:

- Splint classification and analysis of different types

- Steps to designing splint appliances.

– Pharmacological approach to managing bruxism

– Evaluation of drugs inducing bruxism

– Analysis of medications reducing bruxism

– Full-mouth rehabilitation protocols.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorative dentist, General dentists.

– Tooth wear: definition and classification

– The difference between physiological and pathological tooth wear

– Etiopathogenesis of pathological tooth wear

– Preventive protocols for pathological tooth wear

– Types of tooth wear and the compensatory response of the stomatognathic system

– Classification of tooth wear based on localization

– Protocols for interdisciplinary diagnosis of worn dentition

– Orthodontics prior to full-mouth rehabilitation: why, when, and how?

– Localized restorative protocols

– Protocols for full-mouth reconstruction

– Maintenance over time of dental rejuvenation.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorative dentist, General dentists.

– Etiopathogenetic causes of gummy smile (GS) and short tooth syndrome (STS)

– Smile line assessment and its application in aesthetic evaluation

– The proposed classification system for adult patients with GS and STS and the diagnostic process used within this classification

– Biological and restorative approaches employed in treating gummy smile and short tooth syndrome

– The significance of surgically exposing the cemento-enamel junction when addressing gummy smile cases

– Compensatory eruption with orthodontics

– Protocols for balancing the gingival smile line

– Analysis of the interdisciplinary approach to treatment

– Maxillofacial surgery and aesthetic rehabilitation

– Protocols of interdisciplinary aesthetic rehabilitation

– Analysis of full-mouth restorative protocols: from smile analysis to post-treatment evaluation.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorative dentist, General dentists.

– Addressing excessive bruxism through a psycho-behavioral approach

– Bruxism treatment modalities:

- Occlusal splint and its limitations

- Importance of a dual psychological approach and stress management.

– Holistic approach to bruxism treatment and nasal breathing for improved sleep quality

– Integration of proprioceptive stimulation:

- Occlusal proprioceptive stimulation

- Reinforcing the psycho-behavioral approach.

– Utilizing composite restorations for effective results.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorative dentist, General dentists.

– The rate and severity of wear
– Monitoring of tooth wear
– Establishing a new occlusion
– Increasing the VDO
– Centric relation
– Protocols for the choice of occlusal scheme and occlusal analysis
– Choice of articulator
– Materials for crown restoration
– Parafunctiona and worn dentition
– The Dahl technique.

Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorative dentist, General dentists.