Dental and Oral Health

Biography

Biography: Mitali Gandhi

Abstract

Beauty is power, a smile is it’s sword. As a dentist, there is nothing more satisfying than creating beautiful and radiant smiles. However, a lot of dental procedures involve multiple visits to the dental office to achieve that perfect end result. The role of a provisional restoration in fixed prosthodontics cannot be overemphasized.  Provisional restorations must satisfy requirements of pulpal protection, positional stability, occlusal function, oral hygiene, margin accuracy, wear resistance, strength and esthetics. They serve as a great tool in fabrication of final restoration once they have been evaluated  intraorally. They also promote guided tissue healing to achieve better emergence profile. Most importantly, they restore the patient’s confidence!

 A well made provisional should provide a preview of the future prosthesis and enhance the health of the abutments and  periodontium. Fabrication of a perfect chairside provisional requires skill. The different methods of provisionalization are:

1. Direct method
2. Indirect – direct method
3. Indirect method

The workshop is designed to include the following topics :

1) Demonstration & Hands-On Of Fabrication Of:

a)   Esthetic anterior provisional restoration for crown and bridge (designing of ovate pontic).

2. Posterior provisional restoration for bridge.

2) Different materials & techniques of fabrication of provisionals.

3) Occlusal adjustments in static & dynamic occlusion.

4) Finishing & polishing protocols.

5) Cementation of provisional restoration.

6) Management of provisional restoration shortcomings.

7) Clinical cases of provisionalization.