LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course aims to the acquisition of the necessary scientific and applied knowledge which will enable students to design and fabricate fixed dental prostheses and in particular a variety of fixed all-ceramic restorations in accordance with the current scientific trends and materials.
Upon completion of the course, students will:
- know the contemporary all-ceramic systems and their use
- know the fabrication steps of the most widespread contemporary all-ceramic restorations in both theory and practice.
- know which steps are of their own responsibility and how to cooperate harmoniously with the dentist.
- know all the variations of the contemporary all-ceramic restorations that are currently part of the everyday dental technology practice.
SYLLABUS
The course syllabus includes both theoretical and laboratory teaching.
Theoretical teaching
The course syllabus consists of the following sections:
Introduction to all-ceramic systems, historical review
All-ceramic systems advantages, disadvantages, indications and contra-indications
All-ceramic systems’ categories: reinforced internal core systems, cast and glass-ceramic systems, simple all-ceramic systems
The In-Ceram technique: indications, contra-indications, advantages, disadvantages
The In-Ceram technique: description of the all-ceramic crown and bridge fabrication techniques
The IPS-Empress technique: indications, contra-indications, advantages, disadvantages
The IPS-Empress technique: description of the all-ceramic crown and bridge fabrication techniques
All-ceramic inlays and onlays: inlay categories, advantages, disadvantages, indications and contra-indications
All-ceramic anterior veneers: advantages, disadvantages, indications and contra-indications
Laboratory stages for the fabrication of all-ceramic feldspathic veneers (refractory investment technique)
Newer all-ceramic systems: Celey – In Ceram, Procera etc.
All-ceramic systems assessment
Electroforming- Galvanoceramics: materials, techniques
Case studies
Laboratory exercises
1. All-ceramic crown fabrication using the InCeram technique: constructing a working cast, duplication of the working cast, mixing and production of the slip, application of the slip to the dies, core construction, fusion, infiltration, glass excess removal, layering and glazing a crown.
2. All-ceramic crown fabrication using the IPS-Empress technique: construction of a working cast with removable dies, die waxing, positioning in the pressing ring, investing, wax-burnout, heat pressing in the special device, cast cleaning, crown layering, final glazing.
3. All-ceramic inlay fabrication using the Vita technique or the simple technique.
4. All-ceramic anterior veneers fabrication using the refractory investment technique.
5. All-ceramic restorations fabrication using the CAD-CAM system.