Adhesive bridge preparation techniques

By the time the delegates have completed this course will...:

Critique failures in Maryland bridge design
Evaluate the criteria determining the type of Maryland bridge prescribed
Describe the applications for: single cantilever, fixed-moveable, and fixed-fixed designs
Incorporate design features to resist forces: lingually, occlusally and coronally
Produce preparations showing gingival finish lines of the correct depth and position
Demonstrate guide planes to increase the wing height and give retention/resistance form
Present proximal grooves parallel to the tooth long axis and having mesial and distal walls
Confine the lingual groove within the gingival and occlusal finish lines
Respect the preservation of the grooves‘ lingual walls when placing rest seats
Confirm fixed-fixed bridge design features show a common line of a draw on all abutments

Attending this course will help delegates...:

Recognise the causes of Maryland bridge failure
Determine the features which are ideal in Maryland bridge design
Understand the forces which can displace the bridge
Describe how the design features resist the displacing forces
Appreciate why we must maintain enamel in the preparation
Realise the objective of the proximal guide plane
Predict the consequences of not temporizing the preparation
Discuss the options available for creating space for the bridge
Identify the determinants for placement of the occlusal finish line in maxillary bridges

08:00 – 08:30	Registration \| Welcoming coffee
08:30 – 10:30	Maryland Prep Lecture
10:30 – 10:45	Discussions with the faculty
10:45 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00	Maryland Prep Lecture (Continued)
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 16:00	Hands-on Practical: Maryland Bridge Preps
16:00 – 16:15	Discussions with the faculty
16:15 – 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00	Hands-on Practical: Maryland Bridge Preps (Continued)
18:00	End