ADA NSW Centre for Professional Development | Perfect Posterior Composites Feb 2011

Perfect Posterior Composites

Presented by Dr Michael Mandikos

Direct and Indirect techniques for minimising sensitivity and obtaining perfect contacts

This course will address the main causes of post-operative sensitivity with posterior composites, and present techniques that can be predictably employed by the clinician to prevent it occurring. This will include a discussion on cavity design and restorative material placement as well as the role of self-etching dentine bonding systems, glass ionomers and flowable resins.

During hands-on exercises, participants will then have the opportunity to practice composite placement in typodont teeth using the materials and techniques discussed.

Course objectives

How does the cavity position and design affect prognosis?
Is there an advantage in switching to self-etching dentine bonding systems?
Liners and bases - do we still need them in the age of adhesive dentistry?
Which composites are best suited to posterior applications?
Getting tight contacts - matrix systems for posterior restorations.
Alternatives to crowns - a simple indirect procedure for dealing with extensively broken-down teeth.
Instrumentation for posterior composites.
Finishing and polishing procedures.

About the presenter

Dr Michael Mandikos received his Bachelor of Dental Science Degree with honours, from the University of Queensland. He completed a three-year residency program at the State University of New York graduating with a Certificate in Prosthodontics and Masters Degree in Biomaterials in 1998.

Michael has researched direct and indirect composite resins, publishing several papers in Australian and international journals on clinical and dental material topics.

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