Ceramic enamel wear opposing ceramic materials
Ceramic materials used for esthetic restorations are becoming increasingly popular with glass containing materials used in the anterior and high strength core materials used in posterior applications . These materials are evolving with changes in the indications and contraindications for their use changing as translucency and strength of the restorations are balanced. This presentation will focus on enamel wear opposing all ceramic materials (veneering porcelains, e.max and zirconia). Methods to decrease wear are given. These results have direct clinical application to your practice of dentistry.
1. Discover how to effectively reduce opposing enamel wear with all ceramic restorations
2. Learn when and where to glaze all ceramic restorations.
3. See if enamel wear increases as zirconia ages.
Dr. John O. Burgess is a graduate of Emory University School of Dentistry. He received his M.S. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas, completed a one year General Practice Residency and a two year General Dentistry Residency.
Currently Dr. Burgess is the assistant Dean for Clinical Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as Director of the Graduate Biomaterials Program. He has served as a military consultant in general dentistry to the Air Force Surgeon General. He received certification from the American Board of Dentistry and is a diplomat of the Federal Services Board of General Dentistry. He is a member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, The Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American Dental Association, the American and International Association for Dental Research, and the Academy of Operative Dentistry. Dr. Burgess is a fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials and the American College of Dentists. A prolific researcher, Dr. Burgess has authored more than 400 articles, abstracts and textbook chapters and currently receives research funding from federal and industry sources. He is a reviewer for four dental journals and is a member of the advisory board for the Dental Advisor and the Editorial Board for Inside Dentistry. He is a past chair of the Biomaterials Section of the American Association for Dental Schools and has served on the Executive Board for the American Association for Dental Research. Currently he is a member of the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs and a member of two ADA committees for specification development for materials and devices. He is active in clinical evaluations of dental materials and is an investigator on clinical protocols evaluating adhesives, ceramic restoratives, fluoride releasing materials, low shrinkage posterior composites and impression materials. Dr. Burgess lectures extensively nationally and internationally and has presented more than 900 continuing education courses.
Dr. Burgess is married to a wonderful lady, Patricia. They now reside in Birmingham, AL.
