Title: Minimally invasive ceramic veneers: Clinical aspects in digital design, preparation and cementation procedures

Biography:

Mohammed Alqarni has completed his Board Certification and Specialty Certificate in Restorative Dentistry from SCHS, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He completed his Master of Clinical Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry, from Pacific University, CA, USA. He completed his Diplomate of Membership from Royal College of Surgeon, Dublin, Irland. He is currently working as Associate Professor and former Vice-Dean, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University. He is keeping private clinic as Consultant at Best Care Medical Center, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Ceramic veneers are considered a conservative solution for patients requiring improvement of the shape, color, or position of their anterior teeth. Ceramic veneers have been extensively and successfully used. This presentation and workshop aimed to describe the Digital Smile Design to offer the most reliable technique that allows dentists to design a unique, natural and realistic smile, how to design the wax up based on a digital smile, mock-up technique, and the best material, then showing the different technique for veneer preparation. Later, discusses the best material and techniques for ceramic cementation.

Objective • Understand the philosophy of esthetic dentistry. • Design the smile by using Digital Technology • The indications and contraindications of veneers. • Learn teeth preparation for veneers, temporization, and cementation to achieve predictable results.