Description
Aims and objectives:
In this first video, Professor Putignano explains the concept of what they wish to achieve with the Style Italiano vision. The concept of “Pop” dentistry is explained – where everyone can carry out everyday dentistry reproducibly and repeatedly.
The important factors to consider when creating a restoration are explained - anatomy and colour.
The main factors involved in restoring the anatomy of a tooth are explained; dentinal shades, dentinal thickness and a discussion of layering or not
The mains factors of colour – hue, chroma and value – are explained and discussed
The limitations of shade guides are discussed and how to make colour matching simple
The significance of thickness
The difference in techniques for Vanini vs Newton Fahl is explained, including the technical skills needed to achieve these. Based upon this information Professor Putignano suggests a technique that is repeatable and reproducible, for practitioners to use in their daily practice.
- Understand the importance of the tooth anatomy and what factors determine the outcome for these
- Understand the importance of colour, translucency and opalescence and what factors determine these
- Understand limitations of the Vita shade guide and other shade guides and how a custom shade guide can be developed
- Understand the proportion of dentine and enamel thicknesses to create restorations and how these relate to hue value and chroma
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You can find all parts of the Style Italiano series here:
Style Italiano. Part 1. Creating aesthetic restorations - an in-depth look at morphology and colour
Style Italiano. Part 3. Tips on enamel build up to create aesthetic restorations
Style Italiano. Part 4. Adhesion
Style Italiano. Part 5. Creating affordable conservative aesthetic dentistry for your patients
Style Italiano. Part 6. Bleaching
Style Italiano. Part 7. Indirect composite veneers and conservative dentistry for aesthetic cases