Handouts
Adhesive Dentistry: Materials & Techniques Simplified

Advanced Restorative Care

September 12, 2011

Dr. Jeff Brucia

Diagnosis and Treatment for Predictable
Advanced Restorative Dentistry.

Advanced restorative care demands continuous learning in the areas of material science and restorative technique. It is estimated that more than 80% of restorative failures are due to clinical error, not material selection. This fast paced course will go beyond the basics of cosmetic dentistry, concentrating on a scientifi c, evidence-based rational for clinical success. Basic knowledge in restorative care will only be reviewed.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment planning for comprehensive restorative dentistry is absolutely necessary to ensure the best possible chance for successful treatment. Learn when occlusal factors may play a role in temporomandibular disorder and how to restore them using the latest materials coupled with the time-tested approach of occlusion and gnathology. Based on solid principles, clinical cases will guide you through the management of more involved cases including joint and muscle pain management and indications for full mouth restorative care. This course is designed for the serious thinkers and operators.

All discussion will be clinically based and time tested. Come packed with the questions and clinical dilemmas that have puzzled you most during your busy day. Bring predictability back into your practice.

• CO vs. CR. When to treat in Centric occlusion and when to restore to Centric Relation.
• Review of the technique for adjustment free CO dentistry most of the time.
• How to achieve and confi rm Centric Relation without guess work.
• Articulator selection. Non-hinge, semi-adjustable, fully adjustable. Why and when should we consider a facebow transfer?
• Hinge movement; does the jaw move like a hinge and is it possible to locate and transfer this to an instrument?
• Case review including adjustment free immediate denture fabrication and full mouth clinical cases.

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Brucia is a graduate of the University of the Pacifi c School of Dentistry where he is currently an Assistant Professor of Dental Practice. He is practicing Aesthetic and Restorative dentistry full time in San Francisco, California. Dr. Brucia is the Co-Director of the FACE institute where he chairs the department of Aesthetics and Adhesive Material Science. His focus is to build a partnership between gnathology, occlusion and adhesion. He is also on the faculty of several university based postgraduate programs in Aesthetic Dentistry. In 2010, Dr. Brucia was elected a fellow in the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He has also been selected by Dentistry Today as one of the top clinicians in dental continuing education today. Dr. Brucia is past chair of the CDA Board of Managers, Scientifi c Sessions. As a published author of clinical articles, he has worked as a guest editor and a clinical reviewer for several journals. He has received Fellowships in the American and International College of Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry International, the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the Doctoral Degree with Delta Sigma Delta. He has worked as a developer and evaluator for new materials with several manufactures and laboratories.