Clinical Dentistry: Aesthetic crown lengthening – a consideration in bonding, orthodontics and restorative dentistry
Attendees of this webinar will able to assess and diagnose altered passive eruption and understand biologic width and supra crestal tissue attachment.
It will discuss the risks and consequences of invading biologic width, the difference between altered passive eruption and other skeletal abnormalities.
In addition, it will explore the basic principles behind crown lengthening surgery.
Learning outcomes
- Diagnose altered passive eruption
- Be able to measure and calculate individual biologic width
- Understand the indications and contraindications for crown lengthening procedures
- Differentiate between functional and aesthetic crown lengthening
- Understand the basic surgical principles behind functional and aesthetic crown lengthening surgery.
Speaker: Azim Malik
Azim Malik graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2011.
Since graduating, he has worked in oral and maxillofacial surgery and general practice.
He completed his specialist training in periodontics and implant dentistry at the Royal London Dental Hospital.
He is also the co-founder of Edudent Academy, which delivers courses in crown lengthening, periodontics and soft tissue surgery.
Azim is a specialist periodontist working full-time in practice at Norton Implants, 104 Harley street where he accepts referrals for periodontics and implants.
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This Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity fully complies with the CPD requirements of the General Dental Council.
FMC certifies this activity for one hour of enhanced CPD in the subject of aesthetic crown lengthening.
This CPD meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcome C.