The Veneer Masterclass

you'd wish you'd taken sooner

Led by Dr. Manav Kalra

The Art & Science of Porcelain Veneers

Course Overview: Elevate Your Clinical Expertise

Delve deep into materials, methods, and case mastery in aesthetic dentistry.

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Introduction

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What are veneers: an informal definition
Why go INDIRECT? The complexities of indirect restorations
What are makes bonded restorations unique
Composites vs ceramics (The risk/benefit spectrum)
Crown vs veneer (partial coverage restorations)
Indications & Contra indications
How to select your first case: Traffic-light system of case selection

Material Science

A visit to the lab! Understanding the lab workflow
Importance of Die preparation, how can you help your technician?
Waxing & investing
How are ceramics fabricated?
Pressing, CAD/CAM, Layering
Different ceramics in dentistry
Zirconia- Can we make veneers with it?
The Emax revolution: Strength, Aesthetics, Bonding

Tooth Preparation

Simplified armamentarium: No expensive kits please!
Different types of preparation designs-

Incisal butt joint Lingual warp Window

Relationship between path of insertion and undercuts
Labial preparation design: curved reduction
Incisal preparation: making the butt joint & lingual wrap
Margin design: the chamfer

Tooth Preparation Contd.

Margin depth: When to keep it supra & sub gingival
How make a sub gingival margin without
damaging the soft tissues
Proximal preparation
Special preparation guidelines for diastema situations
Slice &Wing preparation
A very conservative way to break contacts
TIPS on how to help your technician to give you good work with your tooth preparations
Finishing and polishing the preparation
Desensitization (if dentine is exposed)

Mockup

Improve communication between dentist, patient & technician
The mock-up transfer
Making the perfect putty index
Understanding bis-acrly temporary material
Motivational mock-up/ TEST DRIVE: improving case acceptance

Guided Preparation

Difference between additive & subtractive cases
Understanding the aesthetic wax up
Involve your technician before case starts
Tooth preparation through the mock-up
Preparation guides made from putty
Verification of reduction

Soft Tissue Management & Impression

Retraction cords and techniques
Injectables (retraction paste)
Electro cautery: A boon for daily dentistry
Correcting gingival zeniths (aesthetic CLP)
Making flawless impressions - Two step vs One step putty wash
Using Intra Oral Scanners - Digital Scan technique

Shade

Understanding shade in context of translucent materials
ND Stump guide and stump shade selection
Special consideration for non-vital teeth
How to choose an emax ingot?

Provisional

Spot etch, spot bond technique
Using provisional as an additional communication tool
Second chance to interpret patient expectations

Trial

Temporary removal
Dry trial
How to handle delicate ultrathin veneers
Individual veneer fitting
How to do proximal adjustments without damaging veneers
Fitting all veneers together
Wet trail
With Trial paste or KY jelly
Patient acceptance and mutual agreement
Ceramic finishing and polishing

Bonding

Choice of cement
Light cure vs dual cure
Shade selection of cement
Three levels of isolation
Optra gate with cotton rolls, Split dam, Full rubber dam
Preparation of veneer tissue surface
Preparation of abutment surface
Clean up and bonding troubleshooting
Full protocol case presentations.

The smiles behind the skills

Every batch has a story, here are the moments our dentists received their certificates and walked out with sharper skills, a lifelong mentor, and a sense of “why didn’t I do this sooner?”

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