Knowledge Factory Complete Denture Program – Coming Soon!

Presented by: Aldo Leopardi, BDS, DDS, MS

Complete Denture Therapy

“The gateway to overdenture and fixed implant therapy of the edentulous patient.”

Date: Coming Soon – 2012!
Location: Denver, Colorado
Duration: two and a half days
Fee: $3,995

Included in the Program:

• Course Manual. Value $279

• Two DVD Set: The Complete Denture Technique. Four hours, the A-Z of Complete Denture Therapy. Included: Module on  the Reline Impression Technique. Value $499

• All Laboratory Course Materials Supplied

Hands-on and didactic.

Outline of Knowledge Factory Complete Denture Program-March

Session/Day One: Lecture Style Seminar

• Diagnosis, prognosis, treatment plan and patient evaluation.
• Preliminary (primary) impressions in alginate.
• Maxillary and mandibular custom trays.

Part II

• Secondary impressions, border molding techniques.
• Reline impressions.
• Make final impression in polyvinyl siloxane.

Part III

• Maxillomandibular Records (Lip Support, Lip Line, Midline, Cuspid Line, Occlusal Plane, Occlusal Vertical Dimension, Centric Relation Record).
• Facebow transfer.
• Tooth and shade selection.

Part IV

• Complete denture occlusion: conventional buccalized vereses lingualized balanced occlusal concepts.
• Wax trial denture try-in: evaluate centric relation, phonetics and aesthetics.

Part V

• Clinical re-mount and adjustment.
• Denture try-in and insertion.
• Patient instructions for cleaning and maintaining prostheses.

Session/Day Two: Laboratory/Hands-on with Lecture

Part I

• Pour disinfected impressions in Type II gypsum.
• Fabrication of custom tray.

Part II

• Box and pour disinfected secondary impressions.
• Trim and key casts.
• Fabricate record bases and occlusion rims.

Part III

• Mount casts and arrange teeth 6 to 11. Lecture.

Part IV: Hands-on

• Arrange/Set upper and lower anterior teeth.

Part V: Hands-on

• Arrange/Set upper and lower posterior teeth.

Session/Day Three: Laboratory/Hands-on with Lecture

Part I: Hands-on

• Correct any changes made during try-in.
• Complete final wax contours.
• Prepare laboratory prescription.

Part II: Lecture, Mike Young

• Processing, finishing and dental laboratory considerations.
• Delivery

Part III: Lecture

• Fee structure.
• Conclusions.