A Simple, Predictable Technique to Open VDO, Change Occlusion, and Build Long-lasting Cosmetic Restorations

A Simple, Predictable Technique to Open VDO, Change Occlusion, and Build Long-lasting Cosmetic Restorations is organized by Cosmedent, Inc. and will be held from Nov 13 - 14, 2025 at Center For Esthetic Excellence, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Course Overview:
Learn how to make minor and major changes to occlusion so the function is comfortable, restorations last, and smiles look their best. Requiring little or no prep even for challenging cases, this composite technique is a more affordable option than traditional ceramic restorations…so patients love it! The lectures are reinforced with frequent hands-on exercises to ensure this new knowledge becomes a skill so you can immediately apply this technique to help more patients. This course is very different than other resin courses. It’s NOT about how to layer the resins, tints, and opaquers; it covers additional invaluable information to help any doctor master their composite bonding skills.

Day 1
Lecture

• Why composite is not a second-rate material
• Comparison of materials and handling properties
• Essential smile design formulas to quickly determine the “best smile possible” for each patient
• Transitional bonding—using a single material with an incremental technique for major esthetic changes
• Rationale for increasing VDO, including goals for anterior occlusion and posterior occlusion and how they differ
• Template technique using a putty matrix to increase success and speed

Hands-on

• Template fabrication and use
• Three material comparisons of handling properties, dispensing, incremental application, and adaptation of composite, curing, contouring
• Focus on primary anatomy
• Restoring anterior guidance on worn anterior teeth
• Step-by-step to lengthen anterior teeth

Day 2
Lecture

• Shade matching doesn’t get any easier than this
• Invisible margins anywhere on the facial surface
• The Mylar pull for perfect contacts and proximal contours
• Overcoming the “most common mistake” with composite bonding
• Determining how much to increase VDO to control overjet and overbite
• Technique for additive equilibration on posterior teeth to open VDO

Hands-on

• Mounting cases
• Lab communication to get the best wax-up
• An amazing composite technique to quickly open VDO on posterior teeth