Lesson 1Occlusal analysis: overbite/overjet, intercuspation, guiding teeth, wear patternsLooks at bite factors key for front prosthodontics, like overbite, overjet, tooth fitting, guide patterns, and wear marks, linking them to grinding habits, failure risks, and planning front guides and fixes.
Measuring overbite and overjet accuratelyEvaluating maximum intercuspation contactsAssessing canine and incisal guidance patternsIdentifying wear facets and attrition patternsRelating occlusal findings to risk assessmentLesson 2Comprehensive medical and dental history focused on bruxism and periodontal diseaseCovers taking full medical and dental history for front fixed cases, stressing grinding, extra jaw moves, gum disease, body factors, and past fixes that affect risks, outlook, and material picks.
Screening for systemic and medication factorsIdentifying bruxism and parafunctional habitsDocumenting periodontal disease historyReviewing prior restorations and failuresRisk stratification for complex anterior casesLesson 3Informed consent and documentation, communicating alternatives and prognosis to patientTalks about legal and right ways of getting informed consent in tricky front prosthodontics, including records, showing options, risks, gains, costs, and real outlooks to help shared choices and trust.
Essential elements of informed consentExplaining risks, benefits, and limitationsPresenting treatment alternatives and optionsDiscussing prognosis and maintenance needsDocumentation standards and record keepingLesson 4Digital records: intraoral scanning protocols, file formats, and model verificationLooks into digital data taking for front prosthodontics, focusing on mouth scanning steps, detail levels and file types, model checks, and linking with design software for wax models, guides, and team planning.
Scanner calibration and infection controlScan path strategies for anterior segmentsManaging soft tissue and saliva during scanningFile formats, compression, and data exportDigital model verification and error detectionLesson 5Clinical examination: soft tissues, tooth vitality, mobility, probing depths, recession measurementDescribes step-by-step clinic exam for front prosthodontics, including soft gum checks, tooth life tests, wobble, probe depths, and gum pull-back, tying findings to outlook, fix edges, and gum treatment needs.
Extraoral and intraoral soft tissue assessmentTooth vitality testing and interpretationMobility grading and splinting considerationsProbing depths and attachment level chartingRecession measurement and mucogingival issuesLesson 6Problem list generation and SMART treatment goals (functional, esthetic, biological)Shows how to pull findings into a clear problem list and turn them into SMART goals that cover work, looks, and body health, guiding steps, risk handling, and talks with patient and team.
Organizing findings into a structured problem listDefining specific, measurable treatment outcomesFunctional goals for occlusion and phoneticsEsthetic goals for smile line and tooth displayBiologic goals for pulp, periodontium, and boneLesson 7Photographic records: standardized extraoral and intraoral views and shade documentationOutlines standard outside and inside mouth photo steps for front cases, with pulls, mirrors, lights, and shade notes, to aid diagnosis, lab talks, and tracking treatment results.
Standardized extraoral photographic viewsIntraoral retracted and mirror viewsCamera settings, lighting, and white balanceShade selection and mapping techniquesCommunicating shade data to the laboratoryLesson 8Articulator selection and mounting: semi-adjustable articulators, setting condylar values, and diagnostic wax-up importanceReviews picking and using half-adjustable bite models for front cases, including facebow setup, jaw settings, and adding test wax models to see looks, work, and space before treatment starts.
Criteria for semi‑adjustable articulator selectionFacebow transfer for accurate maxillary mountingProgramming condylar inclination and Bennett angleMounting casts and verifying occlusal relationshipsRole of diagnostic wax‑up in treatment planningLesson 9Radiographic assessment: periapicals, bitewings, CBCT indications and interpretation for anterior regionCovers picking and reading x-rays for front fixed cases, like single tooth shots, bite x-rays, and 3D scans. Stresses root shapes, bone levels, issues, and body risks that guide support tooth picks and implant plans.
Periapical radiographs for root and periapexBitewings for crestal bone and cariesCBCT indications in complex anterior casesCBCT interpretation of bone and anatomyRadiographic signs affecting abutment prognosisLesson 10Facebow transfer and centric relation records: indications and recording techniquesDetails when and how to do facebow moves and center bite records in front cases, stressing rightness, checks, and effects on bite model setup, bite checks, and front guide designs.
Indications for facebow use in fixed casesFacebow transfer step‑by‑step procedureMethods for recording centric relationVerifying and repeating CR recordsTransferring records accurately to articulator
