The secret to success with non-vital bleaching is knowing when it’s not going to work.

Dr Jason Smithson shares his decision making in discoloured incisors AND the protocols he uses in their management.

When is a purely restorative approach more appropriate than bleaching?

When is ceramic preferred to composite?

What is the best way to mask a metal post?

Listen/Watch this episode which reveals all! This episode is eligible for 1 CE credit via the Protrusive Guidance platform.

Protrusive Dental Pearl:

To help achieve great shade selection, take pictures sequentially during your assessment and throughout the procedure, then edit the pictures to show as black and white. By analysing the shade match through a black and white process and in steps throughout the treatment, the shade selection will be far more accurate than just attempting this once at the beginning, especially without using the black and white technique, as this will emphasise the value of the shade

Highlights of this Episode: 
01:56 Protrusive Dental Pearl
03:15 Introduction – Dr Jason Smithson
05:30 Biomimetic Dentistry
14:50 Non Vital Bleaching
24:55 Calcific Metamorphosis
28:30 Ceramic or Composite Resin
31:17 Deeper Dive into Ceramic Use
32:55 Composite veneers
40:35 Perfecting Shade
43:40 Jason’s Courses

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