Course Details

Content of the online seminar
For many modern treatment methods, the use of an adhesive cement is indispensable, it must be ""bonded"". Without an adhesive bond to the tooth material and the restoration, such cases are bound to fail. New composite cements with new dentin adhesives are constantly appearing on the market, usually accompanied by many empty promises. Nevertheless, the use of conventional cements such as glass ionomer or zinc oxide phosphate cement is still indicated in many cases. This course provides the practitioner with an overview of the various definitive cements used in dentistry, their mode of action and their advantages and disadvantages. Based on many clinical cases from everyday life, the procedure is explained step by step, possible pitfalls and errors are pointed out and results over several decades are presented.

Highlights:

• When can I use conventional bonding and when do I have to use adhesive bonding?
• Is bonding to lithium disilicate different from bonding to zirconium dioxide?
• Can I combine the adhesive from company A with the composite cement from company B?
• Do I have to etch the enamel at all ?
• Can phosphoric acid touch the dentin?
• How do I achieve adhesion to metals?
• When does microleakage become a problem?
• How can I prevent postoperative sensitivity?