| 2 Day Implant Lecture - Occlusion & Implant Prosthetics |
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Approved for 12 hours of AGD Credit
Seminar attendees will learn:
How to distinguish a pathologic occlusion from a physiologic one; How to perform a clinical exam of the TMJ’s… Doppler auscultation, load testing and its clinical restorative significance.
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How to analyze a patient’s presenting occlusion…the functional analysis |
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Proper use of a semi-adjustable articulator and face bow and why it is so important to use one. |
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The significance of centric relation from a diagnostic and reconstructive point of view. |
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Centric relation bite recording techniques for analyzing an occlusion and reconstructing implant cases. |
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How to alter vertical dimension of occlusion scientifically and predictability to create shallow guidance. A must know for implant success. |
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Proper occlusal appliance therapy… how to recognize the dangerous bruxing patient and how you can restore them with implants. |
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Which patients can be treated predictably with implants and which ones you should proceed with caution and why. |
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The proper thought process to follow when diagnosing and treatment planning an implant reconstruction; from single tooth to full arch type cases. |
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How implant reconstructions fail and how to avoid their failure. |
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How bone responds to different types of load and its significance to implants. |
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The significance of diagnostic wax ups, tooth placement guides and cat scans. |
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Step by step procedures (from impression to delivery) for fabricating an implant supported, fixed for cement prosthesis, from single tooth to full arch type cases. |
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Occlusal adjustments single tooth to full arch type cases. |
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Post-Op care… 1st year is critical Implant esthetics- how to make your prosthesis look natural. |
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How to manage implant prosthetic complications. |
Detailed clinical case presentations demonstrating all of the above topics.
Fees- how to determine a proper fee per individual case and profit with implants. |
