Onlays Vs Full Crowns - Decision Making 2024 - PDP189

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.

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:

0:00 Introduction

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

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