Conference Programme 2027

Contemporary restorative dentistry requires solutions that combine simplicity, efficiency, predictability, and high-level esthetics. Simplifying clinical procedures, however, should never compromise function, longevity, or the natural appearance of restorations.
This lecture will present streamlined protocols for direct composite restorations in anterior and posterior teeth, focusing on simplified shade selection, reduced material complexity, and reproducible clinical workflows using contemporary universal and flowable composites. Through clinical cases, the step-by-step approach to anterior fractures, diastema closure, direct veneers, shape corrections will be discussed, including adhesion, material placement, anatomical modeling, finishing, and polishing.

Direct composite veneers are a conservative and effective option to improve anterior aesthetics while preserving healthy tooth structure.

During this hands-on session, participants will learn a simple and practical workflow using Solventum™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative and Solventum™ Filtek™ Easy Match Flowable Restorative.

The session will focus on simplified shade selection, material handling and the complementary use of paste and flowable composites to create natural and predictable anterior restorations.

Participants will follow a step-by-step approach from minimal tooth preparation and adhesive procedures to composite placement, contouring, finishing and polishing.

The aim is to show how direct composite veneers can be performed in a simple, minimally invasive and clinically efficient way.

Drawing on seven years of exclusively guided implant surgery, Dr Martin Attariani compares conventional freehand implant placement with a fully guided digital workflow. Through a series of clinical cases, delegates will discover the advantages of prosthetically driven planning, greater surgical precision, enhanced patient comfort and more predictable restorative outcomes.

Overview/Learning Outcomes: The concept of the digital patient—integrating CBCT, Intraoral scanning, jaw tracking and Facial scanning—is increasingly promoted as a means of improving accuracy and predictability in implant dentistry. However, the clinical value of this approach depends not only on data acquisition, but on how effectively it informs prosthodontic decision-making.

This lecture will present a series of case-based discussions illustrating the application of the digital patient across single-tooth, partially dentate, and full-arch implant rehabilitations. Emphasis will be placed on facially driven planning, digital occlusion, and the limitations of data integration, including potential sources of error.

Through clinical examples, delegates will gain a critical understanding of when the digital patient enhances outcomes—and when conventional prosthodontic principles remain essential.