Enhancing Restorative Results with Crown Lengthening
hosted byDentaltown, L.L.CEnhancing Restorative Results with Crown Lengthening is organized by Dentaltown, L.L.C.
Released: 11/26/2013
Review Date: 6/30/2022
Expiration Date: 6/30/2025
Overview:
This course covers methods, limitations, and benefits of both esthetic and functional crown lengthening. Whether you do it yourself or refer out, you WILL leave with a better understanding of these principles to help patients enjoy better results. The course emphasizes decision-making for a variety of case types to facilitate comprehensive clinical treatment planning. Learn how to make diagnostic decisions from x-rays alone, and understand how Biologic Width impacts your every decision related to crown preparation and impression taking. The discussion will include issues like red or sore gum tissue around crowns, how to obtain more predictable impressions every time as well as solving everyday restorative problems and learning how to avoid them.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to achieve the following:
• Make diagnostic decisions regarding Crown Lengthening from both radiographic and clinical perspectives.
• Understand Biologic Width and how crown margin proximity to soft tissue impacts restorative results, including understanding the complications of red or sore gum tissues.
• Make predictable impressions every time.
• Save chair time and be more profitable.
• Develop an understanding of crown lengthening needs from the radiographs.
