The CAD/CAM ceramic update

This presentation will answer such questions in an unbiased manner and provide an update on aesthetic, less invasive, and long-term functional treatment options with CAD/CAM technologies from conservative laminate veneers to implant-supported full-mouth rehabilitations.

The recent evolution in ceramic, adhesive, and CAD/CAM technologies is breathtaking and offers a whole new range of aesthetic, less invasive, and long-lasting treatment options in restorative and implant dentistry. However, there are many open questions and straight answers are hard to find.

What are the fundamental aesthetic treatment planning guidelines to select the best materials and treatment options for our patients considering the large variety of silica-based, high-strength, and hybrid ceramic materials available today? How to best integrate digital CAD/CAM workflows and resin bonding technologies? How to design new smiles and handle bonded laminate veneers? How and when to utilize intraoral scanners and chairside CAD/CAM systems? Do different ceramics require specific laboratory and clinical treatment to function properly in the mouth? Is all zirconia the same? How to cement different ceramics? And, in this age of “evidence-based dentistry”, what is the scientific evidence on all of these topics?

This presentation will answer such questions in an unbiased manner and provide an update on aesthetic, less invasive, and long-term functional treatment options with CAD/CAM technologies from conservative laminate veneers to implant-supported full-mouth rehabilitations.

Learning objectives:

• Learn about CAD/CAM technology and its diverse applications to fabricate indirect restorations
• Understand strategies for success with ceramic restorations for teeth and implants based on the
  current scientific evidence
• Apply adhesive dentistry concepts in combination with indirect CAD/CAM restorations

Release date: 2022-10-04 | Expiration date: 2025-10-04