IPS I: Fixed Prosthodontics Concepts.

Catalog description

Students will learn the concepts and techniques necessary for beginning clinical practice of indirect restorative procedures (Fixed Prosthodontics). At the end of the course, the student should understand the diagnosis and treatment planning for patients requiring a fixed prosthodontic restoration including the rationale and criteria for each restoration. Preparation design principles for crown and bridge, provisionalization, final impressions and delivery of these restorations will be taught. Students will also have an initial exposure to digital dentistry. The course also introduces students to the material science of the materials used such as alginate, gypsum, vinyl polysiloxane, zirconia, lithium disilicate, metal alloys, porcelain fused to metal, etc. (Quarters 1-3).