Luting solutions - state of the art
Cementation is a crucial step in oral rehabilitation with indirect restorations. Mainly three aspects should be considered herein: the restorative material, the luting agent, and the peculiarities of the clinical situation. We will discuss how to assure an effective cementation considering all these strongly connected aspects.
Indirect restorations are used nowadays to solve a wide range of restorative challenges. At the same breath, the large variety of luting agents and techniques currently available make it difficult for clinicians to choose the best alternative for an efficient cementation. The restorative material will certainly play a role in the clinician´s decision, being it lithium disilicate ceramic, zirconia, hybrid ceramic or any other modern alternative. However, the clinical situation remains the most important aspect to be taken into account when selecting the right luting agent and technique. This presentation aims to show the latest advances in indirect restorative dentistry and discuss strategies that are nowadays available to improve their cementation efficiency and durability. These are some of the topics which will be discussed in this lecture:
- Indirect restorations: deciding when to cement and when to bond.
- Optimizing the choice for the right luting material according to the type of restoration and the peculiarities of the clinical situation.
- Practical guidelines to prepare each restorative substrate for an efficient adhesive luting.
- The new trend towards universal luting materials.
Learning objective 1: modern classification of luting agents.
Learning objective 2: indication of luting cements.
Learning objective 3: pre-treatment of restorative materials for adhesive cementation
Learning objective 4: guidelines for an efficient adhesive cementation
Podcast
Speakers
Dr. Marcio Vivan Cardoso DDS, MSc, PhD
More courses with Dr. Marcio Vivan CardosoDr. Marcio Vivan Cardoso graduated as a dentist at Sao Paulo University, Brazil, in 1997. At the same institution, he obtained his Master (MSc) and Doctorate (PhD) degrees in 2003 and 2007 respectively, both in the area of Restorative Dentistry. Besides pursuing experience as a dentist in both public and private sectors, he has been intensively involved in the academic formation of students at Sao Paulo University and continuing education of dental surgeons as a lecturer and professor at different institutions, always focusing the areas of dental materials, minimal intervention dentistry and aesthetic dentistry. After his PhD, Dr. Vivan Cardoso was appointed as Pos-Doctorate Researcher at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, where he conducted research on biomaterials, producing a considerable number of scientific articles published in different international peer-reviewed journals. He is also the author of book chapters on Dental Materials and collaborates as a reviewer for international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Vivan Cardoso also collaborated with GC Europe as Professional Services Manager, working on scientific affairs, education and relationship with key opinion leaders. He works nowadays at of the School of Dentistry of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in a tenure track as Coordinator of Clinical Skills Training.
