Laser-Assisted Esthetic Dentistry

Laser-Assisted Esthetic Dentistry is organized by Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD) and will be held from Sep 18 - 19, 2024 at Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.

Topics Covered:

• Management of gummy smile
• Flap and flapless esthetic crown lengthening
• Functional crown lengthening
• Gingival depigmentation
• Soft tissue procedure prior to restorative treatments
• Lip repositioning surgery
• Teeth whitening / bleaching
• Management of iatrogenic damages caused by restorative procedures
• Integration of laser dentistry into facial esthetics

Learning Objectives:

• Outline the applications of laser usage in esthetic dentistry.
• Describe the concept of bio-esthetics in periodontology and how lasers could serve to achieve it.
• Review the classification and treatment planning for gummy smile.
• Demonstrate the surgical techniques when performing esthetic crown lengthening with lasers.
• Compare flap and flapless esthetic crown lengthening using lasers.
• Evaluate and compare the efficacy of different laser wavelengths in removal of gingival hyperpigmentation.
• Plan the soft tissue preparation prior to prosthetic treatments . 
• Adapt the correct laser parameters to achieve excellent esthetic result

Workshop:
Attendees will perform an intensive hands-on clinical simulation using in vitro tissue models.

• Attendees will perform an intensive hands-on clinical simulation using in vitro tissue models.
• Soft tissue crown lengthening
• Osseous crown lengthening
• Gingival depigmentation
• Lip repositioning surgery
• Troughing