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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 taught 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 was 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.
Included:
- 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