Worn dentition? Direct and indirect adhesive restorative approach.

The main goal of this lecture is to provide indications and protocols to diagnose and treat severely worn dentition through a new no-prep “hybrid” approach, which increases the VDO (Vertical Dimension of Occlusion):

1) A direct workflow: “The Index Technique.”
2) When and how to bond on worn dentition using additive partial indirect restorations (onlays/overlays) in composite and/or ceramic, depending on the indications.

All protocols will be addressed through step-by-step images and videos of patients, to provide a clear overview of this hybrid (direct-indirect) technique through both analog and digital workflows.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• How to diagnose worn dentition (corrosion; attrition; abrasion; abfraction).
• Opening the VDO and planning the treatment plan.
• The indications and protocols for a no prep direct adhesive approach: “The Index Technique”.
• The indications and protocols for a minimal invasive indirect adhesive approach through composite and/or ceramic onlays/overlays.