Due to the greater demand for train­ing on adhe­sive den­tistry and the increas­ing­ly exten­sive indi­ca­tions, the course ​‘Pos­te­ri­or Ceram­ic Restora­tions’ is now expand­ed to a 2‑day course. Dur­ing this train­ing, pos­te­ri­or restora­tions and treat­ment of vital ver­sus avi­tal teeth will be discussed.

The clin­i­cal rel­e­vance of clas­sic crowns is under scruti­ny. In today’s mod­ern den­tistry, we strive for max­i­mum preser­va­tion of the remain­ing tooth tis­sue. The clas­sic cemen­ta­tion of crowns is replaced by adhe­sive bond­ing to the tooth. Full zir­co­nia crowns and sur­rounds are large­ly replaced by porce­lain inlay and onlay restora­tions. Which mate­ri­als are pre­ferred here and why? How can we opti­mal­ly iso­late the teeth? What are the prepa­ra­tion guide­lines? What is the right pre-treat­ment for the tooth and restora­tion and how can we best bond to ensure long-term success?

With avi­tal teeth we will make less and less use of clas­sic core build-ups and posts. Here we use a com­plete­ly dif­fer­ent tech­nique in which the post build-up and crown are replaced by ​‘endo crowns’.

The dif­fer­ent pro­ce­dures are explained the­o­ret­i­cal­ly, fol­lowed by a live treat­ment under a micro­scope. In this way, the patien­t’s treat­ment can be fol­lowed interactively.