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M. Erhan Çömlekoğlu is a graduate of Ege University, School of Dentistry where he received his DDS degree. He attended Prosthesis Program of Graduate Study offered by Institute of Health Sciences at Ege University and graduated with Ph.D. degree at Prosthodontics. He is a Professor and resident at the Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry at Ege University, İzmir, Turkey.
He completed several scientific projects supported by national and international institutions. He was honoured more than 30 national and international scientific awards. With these projects he authored more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals in the field of adhesive and implant dentistry and established CAD/CAM restorative laboratory at the dental school.
Digital Dentistry: Tooth preparation techniques for monolithic restorations
Monolithic restorations
The demand of the patients towards metal-free restorations has increased due to search for biosafety as well as aesthetics. To meet this need, novel materials and processing technologies are being introduced. With recent developments in sinterized glass, polycrystalline, alumina and zirconia based ceramic materials and adhesive systems parallel with the computer-aided design and manufacturing methods have shifted the way of dental technology focused on lost-wax technique. Very precise intra-oral scanners have been developed due to advances in especially optical techniques. Computer technology in dentistry is not only used for restoration fabrication, but it is also used for diagnosis and treatment, as a communicative tool for patients and treatment planning for all dental fields as well as guided surgery. Digital dentistry will be the key of the future. Therefore, the objective of this course is to discuss the high quality, fast but precise and relatively economical dental restoration fabrication techniques and materials by using the CAD/CAM technology.
Learning Objectives
- Material selection criteria regarding different indications
- Aesthetic properties of materials for monolithic restorations
- Tooth preparation principles for monolithic restorations
Restoration of occlusal vertical dimension with prepless veneers: Digital versus conventional
Parafunctional habits and loss of occlusal vertical dimension due to erosion have been faced frequently, nowadays. In many of these cases, aesthetic concern related with enamel loss together with this situation also play a role in the anterior region. Such cases can be rehabilitated fast and minimally invasively with the aid of a strong adhesion of durable and aesthetic restorative materials. However, in order for this treatment alternative requiring high precision and strong adhesion to be successfully practised, a perfect workflow is necessary. In this presentation, a digital protocol characterized by prepless occlusal veneers will be described on patients with reduced occlusal vertical dimension as well as having aesthetic problems.
Learning Objectives
- Restorative material selection criteria according to the causes of occlusal vertical dimension loss
- Obtaining vertical and horizontal centric recordings of mandible using digital and traditional methods
- Individual transfer of lateral and protrusive mandible records to the software using digital techniques