Adhesive luting technology and clinical workflows for semi-direct & indirect restorations
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Prof Bart Van Meerbeek
Bart Van Meerbeek (BVM) obtained his DDS (1988) and PhD (1993) from KU Leuven (Belgium), followed by research fellowships in the US. He became Full Professor in 2005 and has chaired KU Leuven’s Department of Oral Health Sciences since 2020. BVM leads the BIOMAT research group, focusing on dental biomaterials including adhesives, ceramics, bioactive and tissue-regenerative materials. He has authored over 590 peer-reviewed papers (h-index: 107 WoS; 139 Google Scholar) and (co-)authored multiple publications highly cited in dentistry. His work spans biomaterial-tissue interfaces, additive manufacturing, biocompatibility studies and clinical trials. As recipient of numerous international awards, including the 2015 IADR Wilmer Souder Award, he has promoted 16 PhDs and co-promoted 20 more. BVM served key roles in CED-IADR, including as president, and has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adhesive Dentistry since 2004. He has held the Toshio Nakao Chair for Adhesive Dentistry since 2003.
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Abstract:
Current restorative dentistry involves dental adhesive technology in nearly all tooth-restorative procedures. This lecture will focus on the use of modern adhesive technology to adhesively lute semi-direct and indirect restorations. Various types of ceramic, resin-based composite and polymer-infiltrated ceramic CAD-CAM blocks are today available for chair-side and indirectly fabricated partial/full crown restorations. This lecture will address the different CAD-CAM materials today available and their associated adhesive luting workflows, hereby focusing on both the cement-tooth as the cement-restoration interface. Besides abundant product information, the adhesive luting protocols will be supported by clinical case series. Several clinical factors determining the long-term success of adhesively luted semi-direct/indirect restoration will be addressed, such as the need of a correct biomechanical analysis, the tooth-prep design, immediate versus delayed dentin sealing, deep margin elevation, temporization, and eventually the maintenance of bonded semi-direct/indirect restorations.
Learning objectives:
- Adhesive luting materials and procedures
- Adhesively luted semi-direct and indirect restorations in ceramics and composite
- Adhesive luting workflows for CAD-CAM restorative materials