Practical Tips Utilizing Composite Resin in the Everyday Practice

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Learn how to use composite to help patients that present to your office with wear and cannot afford a full-mouth rehabilitation. This course will show you step-by-step how to create composite overlays and bond them to tooth, metal, and porcelain for long term results. This will allow more patients to have comprehensive care.

Learn how easy it is to create implant provisionals following immediate extraction and see how research shows that it preserves the tissue and gingival margin with the best predictability. Key facts will be addressed to determine when to do immediate provisionals. Participants will create an immediate screw retained provisional crown on an anterior implant to support tissue and create an ideal emergence profile.

Learn how to deal with congenitally missing teeth when the esthetic dilemma is presented to your offices. Learn what type of provisional will maintain the space prior to implant placement. Fabricate a resin-retained bridge out of composite and use a fiber reinforced material that will maintain the space and be strong enough to last several years if necessary.

Learn how to do composite veneers that can rival porcelain! Participants will complete a multi-layered restoration that will mimic natural tooth structure in every way.

Dr. Bob Margeas received his D.D.S. from the University of Iowa, College of Dentistry in 1986 and completed an A.E.G.D. residency in 1987. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry at the University of Iowa. Dr. Margeas is board certified by the American Board of Operative Dentistry and is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry. He lectures on esthetic dentistry and has published numerous articles on the subject. Dr. Margeas maintains a private practice with a focus on comprehensive esthetic restorative dentistry in Des Moines, Iowa.