MAXIMIZING EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLANT SURGERY AND PROSTHODONTICS – TOTAL FIT WORKFLOWS

Course description:

More and more digital tools are being used for separate procedures in implant therapy creating many frustrations. The accuracy of separate techniques is often investigated, but the information is missing on how to effectively integrate all different tools and techniques into one united workflow that would address both surgical and prosthetic aspects.
Obtaining 3D and 2D diagnostic digital images is very important for creating a “digital patient” and treatment planning. Implant position planning should address the features of the implant system and prosthetic components, as this can largely determine the success of implants and prostheses.
Based on the plan, various surgical guide designs can be fabricated and loading protocols selected. With increased need of immediate prostheses, the guided surgical protocol is combined with custom healing abutments, temporary or final restorations for an immediate or early loading.
Proper strategies of digital impressions and bite registrations should be selected for the fabrication of the final prostheses. Face scanners and jaw tracking devices can also be used. Challenges occurring with complex and full-arch cases can be solved efficiently with intraoral scanners by applying innovative techniques. Model-free, 3D printed, or plaster control models strategies can be employed in the practice.
Accurate digital registrations and communication with the lab is needed to produce the “totally fitting” prosthesis, that would satisfy multiple criteria, including passive fit, occlusion, proximal contact, emergence profile, shade, material etc. Therefore, the final restoration should be delivered without try-in appointments and serve reliably without technical and biological complications.
To address above mentioned aspects, digital workflow should synchronize diagnostic, surgical and prosthetic procedures, be very organized and simplified. This is the core principle of “Total Fit Workflows” (TFW), which is organized into 6 distinct procedures
TFW unites different digital and analogue techniques to simplify the treatment and increase its reliability, control the error propagation, allow logic selection of the prosthetic components, coordinate better clinical and laboratory procedures, allow more objective evaluation the misfits, help to manage the most common complications and provide tools for further improvement of treatment efficiency.
This course will provide a practice oriented knowledge on how to apply digital planning, guided surgery and digital implant prosthodontics in simple, yet reliable way.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND THIS COURSE?
● Master strategies obtain and align the digital 2D and 3D images and to plan the prosthetically driven implant treatment;
● Learn how to plan implant positions for immediate and delayed cases based on the features of the implant system and prosthetic components;
● Find out how to select the best surgical guide and prosthetic design for the immediate and early loading;
● Practice efficient strategies to perform guided implant placement, bone reduction, achieving good primary stability and reducing bone and soft tissue augmentation;
● Get to know techniques of immediate and early loading with temporary and final prostheses;
● Practice various digital impression, bite registration, face data acquisition techniques from single to full-arch cases;
● Understand the most important laboratory steps that allow error propagation control;
● Learn how to control and evaluate the various types of misfits that could largely compromise your workflow;
● Understand how to minimize the number of lab and clinical steps, and to reduce the chair-time;
● You will practice the most important surgical and prosthetic steps of TF workflow.
● During the discussion sessions question relevant to you will be answered and clinical cases analyzed.

BONUS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS:
● Access to the online course (10 lectures and 9 demonstrations) is included!
● Get a free dental implant plan and surgical guide for your implant case based on the TFW concept.

DAY 1

8.00-9.00 Registration
9.00-10.00 The rationale of TFW. Accuracy vs Fit. 6 steps of TFW.
Patient examination and digital image acquisition. Demonstration.
Image alignment. AI tools. Implant position planning and communication with the lab.
11.00-11.30 Coffee break.
11.30-13.00
Planning of the prosthetic components. Guide design selection: simple, stackable, or double guide technique. Hands-on part: implant, prosthetic component planning, effective communication strategies, dentist-lab-patient.
13.00-14.00 Lunch break.
14.00-16.00 All surgical and prosthetic TFW components in one box! Guided implantology – clinical steps for partially and fully edentulous cases. Hands-on part 1: guided implant placement for partially edentulous cases. Achieving a predictable implant stability.
16.00-16.30 Coffee break.
16.30-17.30 Hands-on part 2: guided implant placement for fully edentulous cases. Achieving a predictable implant stability.
17.30-18.00 Discussions

DAY 2
8.30-9.00 Registration
9.00-10.00 Immediate loading and restorative strategies for partially and fully edentulous patients.
10.10-11.00 Hands-on part: Immediate loading and restorative techniques.
11.00-11.30 Coffee break.
11.30-13.00 Digital and analogue implant position and bite registrations. How to select the most suitable and reliable strategy?
Hands-on part 1: conventional and digital techniques for partially edentulous cases.
13.00-14.00 Lunch break.
14.00-15.00 Hands-on part 2: conventional and digital techniques for fully edentulous cases.
15.00-16.00 The most important laboratory aspects of TF workflows. Model-free, 3D printed or control model strategies. Material selection.
16.00-16.30 Coffee break.
16.30-17.30 Controlling different types of the misfits. The appropriate sequence of verifying the fit of the restorations and adjustment strategies. Complications and follow-up. Hands-on part for misfit detection.
17.30-18.00 Discussions

COURSE FEE (EUR)