Tooth Preservation

Caries excavation should happen like this: As much as necessary, as little as possible. In this first part of his lecture Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Buchalla, University of Regensburg/Germany, outlines why it is so difficult to identify the excavation edge and how to approach this issue.

In Fluorescence Aided Caries Excavation (FACE) the disparity of the reflecting nature of carious and healthy tooth substance is used to visualize the edge between them and to enable a better excavation. In the second part of the lecture Professor Dr. Wolfgang Buchalla, University of Regensburg/Germany,…

Fluorescence Aided Caries Excavation (FACE), its indications, application and clinical results are the major focus of the third part of the lecture of Professor Dr. Wolfgang Buchalla, University of Regensburg/Germany.

By means of Fluorescence Aided Caries Excavation (FACE) Professor Dr. Wolfgang Buchalla, University of Regensburg/Germany, excavates the caries profunda of a premolar and caps the pulp indirectly.

CAD/CAM resp. CEREC in Restorative Dentistry is introduced in this series by Dr. Alessandro Devigus, Switzerland.

Dr. Stefan Paul, Zurich/Switzerland, demonstrates a step-by-step clinical case including the final crown.

Composites enable the fabrication of high quality functional and aesthetic restorations and have largely substituted amalgam as filling material. In this presentation, Dr. Bas A. C. Loomans describes the survival rate of composite restorations compared with amalgam fillings and then deals with the…

The indication for replacement of the filling at tooth 14 is secondary caries. Using a rubber dam, the existing filling is carefully removed and the caries is excavated. After the application of an interproximal matrix and conditioning, the filling is placed using the increment (layer) technique. Finally the…

CAD/CAM in Restorative Dentistry is introduced in this series by Dr. Alessandro Devigus, Switzerland. In part 4 he demonstrates the Computer added manufacturing (CAM) with a CEREC milling unit and the adhesive cementation as an important step by taking the example of a ceramic inlay for a first left molar in…

CAD/CAM in Restorative Dentistry is introduced in this series by Dr. Alessandro Devigus, Switzerland. In part 2 he explains the preparation rules which are the basis for success of restorations for the posterior region done by Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Added Manufacturing (CAM).