The Art of Implant Supported Over-Dentures

Lectures and live demonstration on a patient by Finlay Sutton

I want to share with you the techniques and methods Rowan Garstang (my dental technician) and I use to achieve predictable results with implant supported complete dentures and partial dentures. This will be a distillation of 21 years experience working together providing these restorations. We have made many mistakes and learned many lessons with these types of restorations and I want to share our solutions with you. I will present the steps involved in planning, implant positioning (not including the surgical placement of implants), attachments we use, impression making, occlusal registration, tooth positioning for optimum aesthetics and internal strengthening of the prostheses. I will also discuss my approach to consent and the importance of managing our patients’ expectations with these types of restoration.

This day is aimed at dentists, clinical dental technicians and dental technicians consisting of a live patient demonstration and lectures abundantly illustrated with step by step photographs and videos of all procedures.

Aims, objectives and anticipated outcomes:

• How to use attachments such as Locators® in the best way
• Makingthedenturesfittheimplants and the supporting soft tissues properly
• Planning the optimum position of implants
• Optimising the aesthetics of dentures
• Making accurate impressions for Locators® and bar supported over dentures
• The use of metal reinforcement to strengthen the dentures
• Have happier patients with improved outcomes
• Better communication between dentist, CDT and dental technician