UDLT 110 - Fixed Prosthodontics - Ceramics

1. Describe ceramic fabrication through layering 
2. Describe ceramic fabrication through pressing 
3. Describe ceramic fabrication through milling 
4. Describe physical properties of ceramic materials
5. Explain limitations of ceramics as they relate to the design of substructures 
6. Describe physical properties of light as they relate to dental ceramics 
7. Describe additive and subtractive color theory

1. Prescriptions and Work Authorizations 
   1. Interpretation of dental prescriptions and work authorizations 
   2. Infection control and disinfection procedures 
   3. Digital impressions and workflow 
2. Fabrication of Removable Die Models, Conventional and Digital 
   1. Types of impression materials and special handling requirements 
   2. Types of impressions trays/advantages and disadvantages of each 
   3. Evaluation of impressions and common distortions 
   4. Gypsum materials of selection, manipulation and safety procedures 
   5. Recover and evaluate casts 
   6. Grind, pin, and base casts 
   7. Section, bulk trim, and refine margin 
   8. Digital impressions 
   9. Printed removable die models 
   10. Evaluation and correction of fit of printed deis to model 
3. Fixed Restoration Designs 
   1. Inlays and inlay classification 
   2. Onlays
   3. Full crowns 
   4. Abutments 
   5. Splints 
   6. Span bridges 
   7. Cantiliever bridges 
   8. Pontics 
   9. Connectors 
   10. Hygenic considerations 
4. Fixed Restoration and Preparation Requirements 
   1. Margin design 
   2. Articulation and occlusal clearance 
   3. Abutment parallelism and draw 
5. Articulation of Removable Die Models, Conventional and Digital 
   1. Articular types and selection 
   2. Advantages and disadvantages of various articulators 
   3. Pin access 
   4. Use of bites 
   5. Articulators as an approximation of the temporomandibular joint 
6. Fixed Single Tooth and Bridgework Pattern Preparation, Conventional and Digital 
   1. Wax vs castable 3D resin 
      1. Safe heating and use of dental wax 
      2. Correcting for wax discrepancies 
      3. Inlays and inlay classification
      4. Onlays 
      5. Span bridges 
      6. Cantiliever bridges 
      7. Pontics 
7. Functional Occlusion in Wax Crown and Bridge Patterns, Conventional and Digital 
   1. Wax vs castable 3D resin 
      1. Articulator movements vs. TMJ movements 
      2. Occlusal contacts 
      3. Use of articulating film or ribbon 
8. Spruing, Investing, and Casting Crown and Bridge Patterns 
   1. Wax for metal or pressable 
   2. Castable 3D resin for metal or pressable 
      1. Burnout, torch, centrifugal metal casting, techniques, and safety procedures 
      2. Induction casting procedures 
      3. Physics principles of metal flow during centrifugal metal casting 
      4. Lost wax casting basics 
      5. Design and construction of a wax sprue network 
      6. Diagnosis and correction of miscasts 
      7. Manipulation of expansion to correct for metal shrinkage 
9. Seating and Finishing Fixed Single Tooth Restorations and Bridgework Castings
   1. Internal fit to dies 
   2. Mesial and distal contacts 
   3. Functional occlusal contacts 
   4. Rock free fitting across abutments 
   5. Pontic to ridge adaptation 
   6. Articulating ribbons, films, and pressure indicator 
   7. Burnishing margins 
10. Evaluation of Fixed Single Tooth Restorations and Bridgework Castings 
    1. Use of unaltered casts 
    2. Internal fit to dies 
    3. Mesial and distal contacts
    4. Functional occlusal contacts 
    5. Rock free fitting across abutments 
    6. Pontic to ridge adaptation 
    7. Articulating ribbons, films, and pressure indicator 
    8. Burnishing margins 
    9. Digital parameter adjustments 
11. Functional Occlusion in Crown and Bridge Metal Castings 
    1. Correcting for casting discrepancies 
    2. Articular movements vs TMJ movements 
    3. Occlusal contacts
    4. Use of articulating film or ribbon 
12. Functional Occlusion in Crown and Bridge Metal Castings 
    1. Correcting for casting discrepancies
    2. Articulator movements vs TMJ movements
    3. Occlusal contacts
    4. Use of articulating film or ribbon
13. Endodontically Treated Teeth 
    1. Prescriptions and work authorizations
    2. Interpretation of dental prescriptions and work authorizations
    3. Infection control and disinfecting procedures
    4. Gypsum materials selection, manipulation, and safety procedures 
    5. Model and die procedures 
    6. Articulation 
    7. Post crown 
    8. Post and core 
    9. Indirect waxing 
    10. Direct waxing 
14. Reduction Copings 
    1. Prescription and work authorizations
    2. Interpretation of dental prescriptions and work authorizations
    3. Infection control and disinfecting procedures
    4. Gypsum materials selection, manipulation, and safety procedures 
    5. Model and die procedures
    6. Articulation 
    7. Communication with treating dentist
    8. Strategies in correcting insufficient preparation reduction 
    9. Reduction coping fabrication 
15. Repairs and Soldering 
    1. Burnout, torch, techniques, and safety procedures 
    2. Matrix and foils 
    3. Fluxes 
    4. Solder flow 
    5. Basic repairs for fixed dental restorations