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Jun 2024
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Onlays Vs Full Crowns – Decision Making ...

Jaz Gulati
About this episode

Have we fully shifted towards lithium disilicate overlays and onlays?

Are full crowns considered a sin in 2024? (Maybe just on Instagram then!)

Spoiler: Crowns TOTALLY have a place, and so do large direct composite restorations!

Dr Alan Burgin and I share our decision making trees for indirect restorations as part of ‘Crowns and Onlays Month’ on Protrusive Dental Podcast.

Find out which clinical factors sway us more towards a Overlay vs a Vertiprep – and the rationale for each type of restoration.

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Protrusive Dental Pearl: Use Vaseline on the gingivae when carrying out a ‘smile trial’ or bis-acryl mock-up – will result in an easier clean up!

Highlights of this Episode:
01:54 Protrusive Dental Pearl
02:44 Introduction – Dr Alan Burgin
18:20 Types of Indirect Restorations
31:16 From Onlay to Crown
44:40 Crowns – Traditional vs Verti-Preps
54:00 Reflection
57:48 Alan’s Prep Course

For the full educational experience, our Ultimate Education Plan gives you access to all our courses, webinars, and exclusive monthly content. This includes Vertipreps for Plonkers and clinical videos demonstrating Onlay Preps.

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If you liked this episode, you will also like PDP089 – Vertiprep Revision

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