Main / Occlusion/ Periodontology/ Toothwear

The main goal of this course is to provide indications and protocols to diagnose and treat severe worn dentition through a new no-prep approach increasing the VDO: 'The Index technique'.

The course will also focus on when and how to bond on worn dentition, additive partial indirect restorations (onlays/overlays) in composite and/or ceramic, depending on the indication.

All the step-by-step protocols will be addressed through sequential images and videos on patients, in order to have a clear overview of this hybrid (direct-indirect) technique through an analog and digital workflow.

Learning Outcomes :

  • How to diagnose worn dentition (corrosion; attrition; abrasion; abfraction).
  • Opening the VDO and planning the treatment plan
  • The indications and protocols for a no-prep direct adhesive approach: 'The Index Technique'.
  • The indications and protocols for a minimal invasive indirect adhesive approach through composite and/or ceramic onlays/overlays.
Riccardo Ammannato
General and Aesthetic Dentist