Lecture 1: Management of Crown and Crown root fractures- Dr. Nitesh Tewari
Lecture 2: Lasers in management of dental injuries- Dr. Marwa
1. Management of crown fractures using fragment reattachment
2. Laser workshop.
Combination injuries- do we really know them: Dr. Nitesh Tewari
Traumatic dental injuries are a global health concern. To date the majority of research has focused on solitary injuries to the tooth and we have well established guidelines for management of various dental injuries.
Patient fear in the dental home negatively impacts the patient and the quality of dental care over a lifetime. The vicious cycle of fear may be as high as 43 percent in children and 30 percent in adults. Both the high prevalence of Dental Related Fear (DRF) and its long-term ramifications in terms of disease experience, treatment options, and cost make it important that we better understand the mechanisms maintaining and exacerbating the DRF. In-chair experiential pain is but an episode of a much longer trajectory that starts with childhood insession distress, fear, and physiological pain and then coalesces into health-impacting dental anxiety. Only then, if no serious behavioral and/or psychological intervention is provided, the cycle ends with “pain”. Pain, in this inclusive sense, will result in suffering, loss of trust, and Pavlovian fear conditioning. Things that did not hurt before will now hurt. Unless the patient is under pharmacologic management, classical fear/threat conditioning can debilitate a patient’s ability to tolerate and seek out future necessary dental treatments. Stimulus generalization will allow fear conditioning to extend across all medical and dental procedural environments, often through adulthood, explaining, at least in part, the high prevalence of dental fear and phobias in adults. Therefore, treating fearful patients in the dental home requires learning about the etiology of dental fear, non-pharmacological behavior therapy, and new interventions such as Digital App-based Technology (DAT) and Virtual Reality (VR). Although pharmacologic interventions such as general anesthesia and sedation are a solution to complete comprehensive dental care, they do not reduce or eliminate the DRF.
At the completion of the educational session, you will:
1. Define the etiology and long-term side effects of DRF
2. List behavioral, technological and pharmacologic interventions for patients with DRF
3. Specify the fearful patient predictors that direct patients to in-office or general anesthesia services
Highlights how dental aesthetics and early treatment positively impact a child’s confidence, self-image, and social development.
Introduces ALIGNA®️ 3D-printed shape-memory aligners that utilize intraoral body heat to deliver continuous, bio-friendly forces for mixed-dentition malocclusions.
Utilizes AI-driven software for digital model segmentation, treatment planning, and seamless intraoral scanning tailored to paediatric patients.
Demonstrates direct printing of custom aesthetic crowns using biocompatible, ceramic-infused hybrid resins during patient visits.
Features MIRA®️ Zirconia Crowns, emphasizing specific tooth preparation rules, passive seating, and superior aesthetics over traditional stainless steel crowns.
Covers feather-edge tooth prep, occlusal clearance techniques, and protocols to prevent seating fractures.
Teaches post-print washing, UV curing, and predictable bio-ceramic or RMGI cementation strategies.
Outlines clinical protocols optimized for rapid, full-mouth restorations within specialized paediatric GA environments.
Offers practical experience with digital design software, rapid 3D printing, post-curing, surface polishing, and scanning masterclasses.
• Understand digital workflows in pediatric restorative dentistry.
• Design overlays and crowns for MIH-affected molars and incisors.
• Perform basic intraoral scan analysis or digital model preparation.
• Design metal space maintainers digitally.
• Prepare STL files for 3D printing.
• Understand printing materials, printer settings, and post-processing.
• Evaluate fit, adaptation, and clinical applicability.
• Overview of digital pediatric dentistry
• Why digital workflows for children?
• MIH diagnosis and severity classification
• Indications for overlays vs crowns
• Esthetic management of incisors
• Material selection: zirconia, hybrid ceramics, resin restorations
• Minimal preparation concepts
• Importing intraoral scans/STL files
• Margin identification
• Designing overlays and anterior restorations
• Exporting STL files
• AI role in streaming digital workflow
• MIH molar overlay design
• Margin definition
• Occlusal/contact adjustment
• MIH incisor crown design
• Preparing files for printing
• Resin selection
• Support placement and orientation
• Post-processing and curing
• Clinical limitations and safety
• File slicing
• Printer setup
• Printing workflow
• Post-processing demonstration
• Band and loop appliances
• Lingual arch and Nance appliance
• Conventional vs digital workflo
• Metal printing/casting concepts
• Digital band-and-loop design
• Connector dimension planning
• Exporting printable/castable STL files
• Optional lingual arch design
• Troubleshooting common errors
• Accuracy and fit assessment
• Clinical integration tips
• Future of AI-assisted pediatric restorative workflows
• Laptops/workstations
• 3D printers
• Curing unit and wash station
• Intraoral scanner or pre-scanned cases
• Dental resin and typodonts/models
• Finishing instruments
Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) presents significant clinical challenges due to its early variable presentation. Young children with MIH always suffer from hypersensitivity, rapid post-eruptive enamel breakdown, restorative difficulties, thus coordinated multidisciplinary care is needed. Although evidence-based recommendations are available, treatment decisions often vary depending on disease severity, patient age, symptoms, and the perspectives of different dental specialties.
To provide an interactive, case-based multidisciplinary educational experience through complete clinical management pathway of MIH using a station-based format and expert panel discussion.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Diagnose and classify MIH according to current diagnostic criteria.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on disease severity and patient factors.
• Select appropriate restorative and pulp therapy options for affected teeth.
• Recognize indications for orthodontic consultation and strategic extraction.
• Apply a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to the long-term management of children with MIH.
This panel is pre-congress and will be moderated by Prof. Karin Dowidar and delivered by expert speakers representing Pediatric Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics, Orthodontics, and Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Making.
• Station 1: Diagnosis, severity assessment, and treatment planning.
• Station 2: Restorative management of MIH teeth, including material selection, adhesive strategies, and management of post-eruptive enamel breakdown.
• Station 3: Endodontic considerations, including pulp diagnosis, vital pulp therapy, and indications for extraction.
• Station 4: Orthodontic decision-making focusing on extraction timing, space management, and interdisciplinary treatment planning.
• Station 5: Real clinical cases, audience interaction, and evidence-based discussion.
Audience participation through open discussion and live polling will be encouraged to maximize engagement and translate current evidence into everyday clinical practice.
This one-day workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to integrating digital dentistry into daily pediatric dental practice. Participants will explore the evolution from conventional impressions to complete digital workflows, emphasizing how digital tools enhance behavior guidance, reduce chairside time, and improve communication with parents. The workshop will address the clinical implementation of intraoral scanners for children, alongside digital treatment planning for space maintainers. The advantages of 3D printing will be highlighted, particularly focusing on the application of 3D-printed ready-made crown kits CapKidz. The program combines interactive lectures with live software demonstrations and hands-on training. Participants will gain practical experience using intraoral scanners, designing digital band and loop appliances, and executing specific protocols for placement of 3D printed crowns. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to confidently integrate efficient, child-friendly digital workflows into their routine clinical practice.
* Understand the clinical and behavioral benefits of transitioning to a digital workflow in pediatric dentistry.
* Apply techniques for successful intraoral scanning in children.
* Explain the digital treatment planning process for space maintainers and interceptive orthodontic appliances.
* Identify the indications and applications for 3D-printed ready-made pediatric crowns.
* Demonstrate the step-by-step software design of a digital band and loop space maintainer.
* Perform specific hands-on tooth preparation protocols for CapKidz 3D-printed ready-made crowns.
* Perform intraoral scanning confidently in a hands-on supervised setting.
This one-day workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to chemomechanical caries removal as a minimally invasive approach for managing dental caries. Participants will explore the scientific rationale behind selective caries removal, with a clear distinction between moderately deep and deep carious lesions, emphasizing the preservation of affected dentin to reduce the risk of pulp exposure and maintain pulp vitality. The workshop will address the clinical criteria for distinguishing between affected and infected dentin, alongside a review of current evidence and guidelines supporting selective caries removal, particularly in deep lesions. The advantages of this approach over complete caries excavation will be highlighted, especially in terms of biological outcomes and patient comfort. The program combines interactive lectures with live demonstrations and hands-on training. Participants will gain practical experience using contemporary chemomechanical agents while developing skills in case selection, clinical protocols, and operative techniques. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to confidently integrate chemomechanical caries removal into daily clinical practice, particularly for pediatric, anxious, and special care patients.
• Understand the principles of minimally invasive caries management
• Explain the evidence supporting selective caries removal in deep lesions
• Differentiate between moderately deep and deep carious lesions
• Identify indications and contraindications for chemomechanical techniques
• Demonstrate step-by-step clinical application
• Compare chemomechanical and conventional rotary methods
• Perform caries removal using chemomechanical agents in a hands-on setting
Lectures, evidence-based discussion, live demonstration, and supervised hands-on practice
To manage white spot lesions and dental caries biologically rather than mechanically, preserving enamel, dentin, and pulp vitality through remineralization, regeneration, and minimally invasive care. Emphasis is placed on accurate diagnosis over material choice, with a shift toward bioactive therapies, vital pulp preservation, regenerative endodontics, and AI-supported clinical assessment.
Smart Diagnosis and Differentiation of White Spot Lesions
• Active vs arrested lesions
• Caries vs MIH vs fluorosis
Enamel Regeneration and Emerging Materials in addition to MIH Sensitivity, Esthetics and Protection
• Curodont (biomimetic peptides)
• Bioactive glass
• CPP-ACP
• Arginine pastes
• Resin infiltration
• Clinical indications and limitations
MID Carious Dentin and Key Materials
• Selective caries removal
• “Seal is the deal” concept
Key materials:
• Glass ionomer cement (fluoride release and sealing)
• Bioactive composites (ion release)
• Calcium silicates: MTA, Biodentine (pulp protection)
Vital pulp therapy: Current state of the art in Primary teeth
Vital Pulp Therapy: New Directions in young permanent teeth
• Expanded indications (Case selection)
• Bioceramics use in VPT
• Adjunctive use of Laser in VPT
Regenerative Endodontic Procedures (REPs)
• Protocol: disinfect, scaffold, seal
• PRF and biologic scaffolds
• Other treatment options; Apical Barrier placement
• CBCT and AI in outcome assessment
• AI indicators: root development, radiolucency reduction, dentin thickening
Hands-On Session: simulation of Vital pulp Therapy and Regenerative Endodontic Procedures
• Simulation of clinical protocols
• Placement of scaffold materials
• Placement of coronal plug
• Apical barrier technique
