Inaki Gamborena, Luc Rutten: Achieving a high end esthetic outcome with a team approach and digital communication

This presentation will describe their experience in challenging cases as a team in a two-way communication. Clinicians and dental technicians have access to an astounding array of new technologies, tools and materials to design beautiful smiles.

This presentation puts an emphasis on a close co-operation between clinician and dental technician. In addition, a focus is placed on the importance of treatment planning, surgical implant techniques, provisionalizination during healing, soft tissue management and total laboratory restorative design. The ultimate outcome of using zirconium and its excellent long-term behaviour and extraordinary mechanical properties provides a new standard of predictable natural oral esthetics around implants. Laboratory procedures required to create natural gingival ceramic restorations will be explained.

Dr. Iñaki Gamborena received a dental degree from Universidad Odontológica Dominicana in 1989, and a certificate in Prosthodontics and Master of Science degree in Dentistry from the University of Washington in 1996. He received a certifi cate in Oral and Craniofacial Implants from the University of Texas in 1997, a certificate in Occlusion and Temporomandibular Disorders from the Mexican Association of Occlusal Reconstruction in 1990, and a certifi cate in Restorative Dentistry from the Autonoma Nuevo León University in México in 1992. Dr. Gamborena is an Affi liate Professor at the University of Washington. He is a member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and lectures worldwide. His private practice in San Sebastián is dedicated to esthetics, restorative dentistry and implants.

Luc Rutten graduated in dental technology at the Dental Technician School "Anneessens" in Brussels/Belgium. After receiving his Master Degree he moved to Cologne/Germany to specialize in different milling techniques and ceramic layering techniques. He lectured regularly all over Europe, in Australia, India, Israel, Japan, Saudi-Arabia, South-Africa and USA. In addition to numerous publications in international dental journals on a regular basis in the field of esthetic implantology and esthetics in general, he is co-author of several text books and authored the books "Implant Aesthetics" and "C, B and I: The Art of Harmony". Luc and Patrick Rutten maintain a dental laboratory in Tessenderlo/Belgium, dedicated to ceramic restorations and esthetic implantology.