AOX Finishing

Why this course?

This course is taught under the direction of Dr. Kent Howell, Dr. Nate Farley, and their AOX full arch lab, Renew Digital Design. It is designed for anyone, from beginners to experienced finishers looking to hone their skills.

What will I learn?

1. How to be comfortable and confident in processing zirconia from its green state into a final restoration

2. How to contour and add pink to your milled PMMA and printed resins. Gingival cutback and layered pink porcelain will be taught in this technique, not staining only (MIYO).

   
   

Each Participant will get the opportunity for one-on-one training in the following areas:

ZIRCONIA & PINK PORCELAIN

• Green state tooling & armamentarium

• Removing green state zirconia from a milled disc

• Facial cutback in green state

• Green state polishing, smoothing, and contouring

• Green state esthetics & texture

• Sintering oven parameters

• Pink porcelain instruments & armamentarium

• Sintered zirconia preparation for pink porcelain

• Layered pink porcelain technique for facial cutback

• Porcelain oven firing parameters

• Sintered zirconia staining & glazing

• Sintered zirconia polishing

• Ti-base cementing & cleanup

PMMA/RESIN & PINK COMPOSITE

• Pink composite instruments & armamentarium

• Resin & PMMA preparation for pink composite

• Layered pink composite technique for facial cutback

• Final finishing & polishing

• Ti-base cementing & cleanup

Not all mills and cam software are created equal. Milling can be a very challenging skill to learn, and even when done well it is important to augment the milling of the full arch zirconia restoration with hands on effects to enhance its beauty. We will explore tooth & soft tissue esthetics, translucency effects, troubleshooting problems, do’s and don’ts, and overall good zirconia practices.