“What to Cement or When to Bond? or is the question When to Cement and What to Bond?”
Dental materials have changed over the years. What is the difference between cementing and bonding? This dinner meeting will discuss the differences and update you on what you should be using.
Description
Dentistry has its roots in a mechanistic approach of crown and bridge dentistry. There have been many advancements including digital dentistry, CAD-CAM, biomimetics and adhesive bonding, but does it work? What is the best way to restore a structurally compromised tooth? What material should you use? And how is the best way to make it stay and last?
This evening lecture will cover:
1. Bonded vs Cemented Approach to Dentistry
2. Different Restorative Materials
3. Modern Ceramics, Hybrids, and Printed materials
4. Cementation Protocols including rubber dam
5. Overview of Biomimetic concepts – IDS and DME
6. Surface treatment and Bonding Protocols for different materials
Presenters
Dr Graieg is a Specialist Prosthodontist at the Brånemark Center in West Perth and Cottesloe Dental in Peppermint Grove. He completed a BDSc from the UWA and a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics from the University of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, a Consultant Prosthodontist with the Craniofacial Unit at Perth Children’s Hospital, and a Key Opinion Leader for Kerr / KaVo. His main interests are Biomimetic Dentistry, Aesthetic Dentistry, Minimally Invasive Prosthodontics, and both tooth and implant based Prosthodontic Rehabilitation. Josh is in private practice in West Perth.