The December webinar of the 2021-2022 AAED Webinar Series will take place on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 5:00 PM PST. The Zoom link will be provided in the confirmation email after you register. 

Title: An Advanced Perspective on Lithium Disilicate Restorations in the Age of Zirconia 

Presenters: Dr. Bob Winter and Dr. Ken Malament

Abstract:
Dentistry that is esthetic to the patient is an important clinical objective. The knowledge within dental technology, dental science and dental practice has dramatically expanded leading to better quality; artistry and more standards based clinical applications. Ceramics are the most consistently predictable esthetic dental material. Today dentists can offer more treatment options for patient’s complex problems. The single phase or monolithic all-ceramic materials have become increasingly more popular and do not chip as do all bi-layered ceramic materials. These types of dental ceramic materials are dominating the market and future development bringing with it more long-term success. Metal-ceramics and monolithic Zirconia are the “state of the art” for complex implant prosthodontics.

All-ceramic materials were developed to improve ceramic color and marginal fit. Until recently few research reports attempted to study their long-term use or factors that relate to their performance without modeling the data. Present bi-layered all-ceramic crowns on molars have reached their full potential. Despite substantial improvements in material strength and toughness, they still fail because of breakage and chipping at relatively high rates. The Lithium Disilicate e. max and Zirconia mono-layered all-ceramic material is changing dentistry and the realization of long-term ceramic survival. Original research will be presented that studied the clinical behavior of almost seven thousand eight hundred all-ceramic restorations and specifically significantly more than 4000 e. max Lithium Disilicate restorations. 



Learning Objectives: 

1. To understand what factors and concerns a prosthodontist would have treating patients that require “esthetic procedures”. 
2. To understand the controversies that exists with modern dental materials. 
3. To understand what clinical factors impact on long term survival of dental ceramic materials. The e max lithium disilicate ceramic restoration has proved with over 4000 restorations and 16 years to be the  most successful ceramic ever studied. 


About the Speakers:

Dr. Malament received his D.D.S. from N.Y.U. College of Dentistry and a specialty certificate and Master’s degree from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry. Dr. Malament has a full-time practice limited to prosthodontics in Boston that includes a dental laboratory with master dental technologists. A Past-President of the American Board of Prosthodontics, he is a Clinical Professor at Tufts University and a Course Director in postgraduate department of Prosthodontics. Dr. Malament is the President of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He is a Past President of the Academy of Prosthodontics, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, Northeastern Gnathological Society, Northeastern Prosthodontic Society and the Academy of Dental Science American. He has served as the Secretary and Director of the American College of Prosthodontists and Secretary-Treasurer of the International College of Prosthodontists. Dr. Malament is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Prosthodontics, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, and Northeastern Gnathological Society. He is an active member of many dental organizations including the International College of Prosthodontists, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, Academy of Osseointegration, Northeastern Prosthodontic Society. Dr. Malament has been the recipient of significant awards in Prosthodontics including the American College of Prosthodontists’ Clinician / Researcher Award, Daniel F. Gordon Award for Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Lecturer Award, the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics’ George Moulton Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics’ Distinguished Lecturer Award, the first Frank V. Celenza Memorial Award from the Northeastern Gnathological Society and the John McLean Lecture Award from the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr. Malament was on the research and development teams for two different well-known ceramic products and developed instrumentation used in clinical practice. He is a consultant to three journals and has published significantly in the dental literature. Dr. Malament has been afforded the honor to speak often about prosthodontic issues concerning ceramics, implants and periodontics. 

Dr. Winter graduated in 1981 from Marquette University School of Dentistry, and in 1983 completed his Prosthodontic Specialty Residency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the VA Medical Center. Since 1983, he has maintained a private practice limited to Prosthodontics, is an instructor at Spear Education, and is co-owner of Esthetics by Design, a commercial laboratory specializing in difficult cases and highly esthetic restorations. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry where he remains a member and is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the American Dental Association. Having taught more than 900 didactic, clinical, and technical courses in over 40 countries, Dr. Winter is recognized around the world as a premier clinician, dental technologist, and master ceramist. Dr. Winter sits on the review boards for the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, and the International Journal of Implant Dentistry. In 1991, he was the second recipient of the Gordon Christensen Lecturer Recognition Award for Excellence in Restorative Education, and in 2005, Dr. Winter was named Marquette University School of Dentistry Distinguished Alumni of the Year. In 2018, Dr. Winter received the inaugural Distinguished Lecturer Award from the prestigious American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. 


Conflict of Interest Disclosure: 

The following speakers has  indicated no potential conflict of interest(s) exist: 

Kenneth Malament, DDS 
Robert Winter, DDS