Laser-Assisted Esthetic Dentistry - Phoenix, AZ (at ALD 2024)

Date: September 18-19, 2024

Speaker: Dr. Walid Altayeb - ALD Approved Trainer

This course is part of the Academy of Laser Dentistry Fellowship/Mastership Program.

For registration, program description and speaker info, please CLICK HERE. 

Topics Covered

• Management of gummy smile
• Flap and flapless esthetic crown lengthening
• Functional crown lengthening
• Gingival depigmentation
• Soft tissue procedure prior to restorative treatments
• Lip repositioning surgery
• Teeth whitening / bleaching
• Management of iatrogenic damages caused by restorative procedures
• Integration of laser dentistry into facial esthetics

Workshop

Attendees will perform an intensive hands-on clinical simulation using in vitro tissue models.

• Attendees will perform an intensive hands-on clinical simulation using in vitro tissue models.
• Soft tissue crown lengthening
• Osseous crown lengthening
• Gingival depigmentation
• Lip repositioning surgery
• Troughing

Learning Objectives

• Outline the applications of laser usage in esthetic dentistry.
• Describe the concept of bio-esthetics in periodontology and how lasers could serve to achieve it.
• Review the classification and treatment planning for gummy smile.
• Demonstrate the surgical techniques when performing esthetic crown lengthening with lasers.
• Compare flap and flapless esthetic crown lengthening using lasers.
• Evaluate and compare the efficacy of different laser wavelengths in removal of gingival hyperpigmentation.
• Plan the soft tissue preparation prior to prosthetic treatments. 
• Adapt the correct laser parameters to achieve excellent esthetic result