Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Complex Partial and Full-mouth Reconstruction Patients. It's all about Occlusion!!
Presented by Mariam Margvelashvili-Malament DMD, MSc, PhD, FACP
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Potowomut Golf Club
439 Ives Road
Warwick, RI 02818
Schedule
8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Lecture
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
Pricing
RIDA Members: FREE
RIDA Member Staff: $50
Non-Members: $150
Non-Member Staff: $75
Lecture Overview
Objectives:
1. To discuss treatment planning and diagnosis steps for complex cases.
2. To go over material and treatment choices for complex cases.
3. To review factors determining long-term successful outcomes for ceramic restorations.
4. To outline minimally invasive treatment approaches for full-mouth reconstruction patients.
5. To compare options of tooth restoration vs replacement with implants.
Summary:
Factors determining long-term successful outcome of ceramic restorations in patients with full-mouth reconstructions.
The progressive shift towards minimally invasive dentistry is obvious. The ultimate goal is to preserve as much of the tooth structure as possible and extend pulpal vitality. At the same time patients have extended life expectancy and increased number of retained teeth at older age. This results in patients that have a combination of diseases like caries and/or recurrent caries, defective restorations, generalized wear, loss of Occlusal Vertical Dimension (OVD) and esthetic concerns. These require thorough diagnosis and treatment that involves restoration of lost tooth structure, reestablishment of OVD and occlusal schemes, and correction of esthetic appearance. Can the goal be achieved with minimal intervention treatment options and ceramic materials? The presentation will cover diagnosis and treatment planning for complex full-mouth reconstruction patients, material and restoration choices. The lecture will also show the results of clinical studies evaluating long-term survival of complete and partial coverage (inlay and onlay) e. max restorations. The factors determining the long-term successful outcome of ceramic restorations will be outlined and the role of occlusion will also be discussed. Finally, decision making between keeping teeth or replacing them with implants will be reviewed. The lecture will also go over potential complications associated with implant restorations and how to avoid them.
Presented by Margvelashvili-Malament DMD, MSc, PhD, FACP
Dr. Mariam Margvelashvili-Malament is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics. She holds Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Dental Materials from the University of Siena, Italy, and Certificate of Specialty in Prosthodontics from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She received the Certificate of Fellowship in Implant Dentistry through distinctive International Team for Implantology (ITI) Scholarship at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Currently, she serves as an Associate Professor of Prosthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She works in specialty prosthodontics practice Boston Prosthodontics.
Dr. Margvelashvili-Malament has published over 50 articles and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals and scientific programs; has co-authored book chapters in 4 textbooks, while she serves as a reviewer for impact-factored journals. She is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, an Associate Fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics, and an Associate Fellow of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics. She is the recipient of the IADR Neal Garrett Award.
Presented in collaboration with Straumann!
