Lesson 1Extraoral and intraoral photographic protocol: standardised views for documentation and shade matchingThis part explains standardised extraoral and intraoral photo protocols, including needed views, camera settings, retraction and mirror use, and how to use photos for records, shade checks, smile design, and talking with patients and labs.
Essential extraoral photographic viewsStandardized intraoral retracted viewsMirror and occlusal photography techniquesBasic camera settings and lighting controlPhotographic shade and texture analysisImage storage, consent, and privacyLesson 2Comprehensive dental history review: systemic factors, medications, parafunction, and esthetic expectationsThis part describes how to get a full dental and medical history, focusing on body conditions, medicines, habits like grinding, diet, and beauty expectations, and how these affect restorative plans and getting patient consent.
Key elements of medical history for dentistryMedication review and oral side effectsRecording parafunction and lifestyle factorsEliciting esthetic goals and expectationsDocumenting previous dental experiencesUsing history data in treatment planningLesson 3Occlusal analysis: static and dynamic examination, occlusal schemes, articulator mounting, and use of occlusal indicatorsThis part explains static and dynamic bite analysis, including checks in maximum bite position, guidance patterns, interferences, mounting on articulator, and using bite paper, foils, and T-Scan to guide restorative design and adjustments.
Evaluating centric contacts and MIPAssessing guidance and occlusal schemesIdentifying working and nonworking interferencesFacebow transfer and articulator selectionMounting casts and occlusal analysis on articulatorUse of articulating paper, foils, and T-ScanLesson 4Periodontal charting and biologic considerations: probing depths, furcation, recession, and influence on restorative marginsThis part covers full gum charting, including probe depths, bleeding, furcation, mobility, and recession, and explains how gum health affects margin placement, emergence profile, restorative design, and long-term care plans.
Standard periodontal charting protocolAssessing furcation involvement and mobilityRecording recession and mucogingival issuesBiologic width and supracrestal tissueChoosing subgingival vs supragingival marginsPeriodontal stabilization before restorationLesson 5Risk assessment and prognosis formulation: caries risk, occlusal risk, periodontal risk and how they alter treatment choicesThis part outlines structured checks for decay risk, bite risk, and gum risk, combining body and behaviour factors to predict outcomes, group patients, and change restorative material choice, design, check-up times, and care protocols.
Caries risk assessment tools and factorsOcclusal and parafunctional risk evaluationPeriodontal risk and stability assessmentSystemic and behavioral modifiers of riskLinking risk level to treatment choicesCommunicating prognosis to the patientLesson 6Radiographic interpretation for restorative planning: bitewings, periapicals, and decision-making for additional CBCTThis part explains how to choose and read bitewing and periapical x-rays, spot decay and restorative faults, check gum support, and decide when limited or full-arch CBCT is needed for complex restorative planning.
Indications for bitewing vs periapical radiographsRadiographic caries and existing restoration assessmentEvaluating bone levels and periapical statusRadiographic detection of root fractures and resorptionCriteria for prescribing limited field CBCTRadiation dose, ALARA, and documentationLesson 7Cracked tooth assessment: transillumination, bite tests, dye, periodontal probing, and criteria for reversible vs irreversible cracksThis part focuses on diagnosing cracked teeth using light tests, bite checks, dyes, and gum probing, and explains how crack position, depth, and symptoms affect predictions, treatment options, and choices between fixing or pulling the tooth.
Clinical signs and symptoms of cracked teethTransillumination and magnification techniquesUse of dyes and selective cusp loadingPeriodontal probing patterns around cracksClassifying crack extent and directionRestorative vs endodontic vs extraction choicesLesson 8Study models and digital impressions: when to use conventional impressions vs intraoral scanning for diagnostic wax-ups and occlusal analysisThis part compares traditional impressions and intraoral scanning, listing when to use each, accuracy issues, and workflow for diagnostic casts, wax-ups, and bite analysis, including digital mounting and lab communication.
Indications for conventional impressionsIndications for intraoral scanningAccuracy factors for diagnostic castsDigital articulation and virtual mountingWorkflow for diagnostic wax-upsTransferring wax-up information clinicallyLesson 9Pulpal vitality and pulp status testing: cold, EPT, percussion, bite tests and interpretationThis part reviews pulp and root tip diagnostic tests, including cold, electric pulp test, tapping, pressing, and bite tests, focusing on test methods, common mistakes, and linking findings with symptoms and x-rays to classify pulp health.
Standardized cold testing protocolUse and limitations of EPTPercussion and palpation for periapical statusBite tests for cracked and symptomatic teethInterpreting combined test resultsDiagnosing reversible vs irreversible pulpitis
