Section 1: The Complete Edentulous Impression Made Simple
Course overview
Objectives
After completing this course, the participant should be able to:
Understand and implement precision impression procedures in the most difficult edentulous ridge and tissue conditions
Make a single appointment predictable definitive impression & eliminate the 2 appointment traditional custom tray procedure
Perform the layering impression technique and comprehend how this method allows the practitioner steady hand control eliminating movement during material polymerization
Decipher the importance of impression material thickness surrounding edentulous ridges, average tissues & flabby loose mobile tissues for optimal results
Make an edentulous impression on any class of ridge and tissue charter with optimal accuracy
Perform patient generated border molding instead of practitioner manipulated
Presenter(s)
Disclosure
It is the policy of the UT Health San Antonio Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.
Continuing Dental Education Staff members have nothing to disclose.