Treatment options for the wear patient
Treatment options for the wear patient
This presentation will discuss the aetiologies of tooth wear, including stress and bruxism, and the influence that occlusion has on bruxism and wear.
The treatment modalities that will be shown include occlusal splint therapy, composite restorations to improve occlusion and ceramic partial and full mouth reconstructions, dealing with treatment protocols for design and planning from diagnostic waxing to planning occlusal planes and occlusal vertical dimension (OVD).
Specific emphasis will be placed on understanding the five principles of occlusion and establishing Class 3 leverage when restoring.
During this webinar, Professor Paul Tipton aims to explain:
- The link between stress and wear
- The symptoms of occlusal disease
- The alternative treatments of wear
- Different types of occlusal splints
- When to use composite and ceramic.
Learning outcomes
- The five principles of occlusion
- A reorganised versus conformative approach
- Occlusal vertical dimension
- The importance of anterior guidance
- How crossover position affects longevity of restorations
- How stress and bruxism cause tooth wear
- Ways in which you can treat tooth wear.
Speaker: Paul Tipton
Professor Paul Tipton is an internationally acclaimed specialist in prosthodontics who has worked in private practice for more than 30 years. He is the founder and clinical lead of Tipton Training, Europe's leading private dental training institution, and the author of over 100 scientific articles for the dental press.
He gained his master’s degree in 1989 from the Eastman Dental Hospital and London University and started teaching at the University of Manchester’s MSc in restorative dentistry. He is now professor of restorative and cosmetic dentistry at the City of London Dental School.
Professor Tipton founded Tipton Training in 1991 and, to date, over 5000 dentists have completed a one-year course at the academy, with this figure continuing to rise every year.
In 1992, Professor Tipton was awarded an honorary diploma in general dental practice from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was appointed a member of the British Dental Association’s Independent Practice Committee. In 1999, he was certified as a specialist in prosthodontics by the General Dental Council.
Professor Tipton is on the editorial board of Private Dentistry magazine, the Journal of Indian Prosthodontics Society and Implant Dentistry and is a medical writer and part of the advisory board at Expert Beauty Magazine and Woman’s magazine.
He was a founding member and on the board of directors of the British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry and the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is the past president of the British Academy of Implant Dentistry and is currently the president of the British Academy of Restorative Dentistry. He was recently elected fellow of the International Academy of dental Facial Esthetics (IADFE) and associate fellow of the University of Warwick.
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 Treatment options for the wear patient.
This CPD meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcome C.
