What should the occlusion look like when you are restoring or replacing a Class IV restoration? This question is so basic yet so complex which is often not talked about enough. We go on all these composite courses and talk about the layering, but we don’t talk enough about how to put the principles of occlusion into action.

In this episode, Dr. Ibrahim will be talking about how Class IV Restorations can be optimised to get a long term predictable result. We also shared the two mechanical failures in dentistry and the step-by-step process of a Class IV restoration with occlusion in mind.

The Protrusive Dental Pearl: Occlusion Whisperer – Ask your patient to bite together and listen – in a “good” occlusion you should hear lots of tooth-to-tooth contact, whereas a thud indicates an issue. Use this in addition to more traditional methods of assessing the occlusion, and make sure you are satisfied with the occlusion before asking the patient “how does that feel?”

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Highlights of this episode:

00:49 The Protrusive Dental Pearl
02:23 Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim
03:07 Class IV Lesions
07:21 Mechanical Failure
09:28 The “Envelope of Function” and “Chewing Space”
13:50 Dealing with Limited Chewing Space
17:49 Mock-Ups
19:35 Dots and Lines
21:14 The Process

If you enjoyed this episode, check this another episode by Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim, Next Level Occlusion (Basics Part 2).