Why and how you need to Improve your Tooth Morphology – PDP046

We think we know what a tooth looks like....but most of the restorations that we see on a daily basis...how many of them have truly natural or morphologically correct tooth anatomy? I am joined by Dr Jurgita Sybaite who is the undisputed Queen of Tooth Anatomy! (Full video on main website) She works with Dr Basil Mizrahi and is passionate about Restorative Dentistry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70KQXO9CGkY Full Episode only on Protrusive.co.uk Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! The Protrusive Dental Pearl for this episode is to use a Thermacut bur (by Dentsply) to remove the interdental papilla when managing very deep, subgingival caries - an example case was posted on Instagram and Facebook for you to see how this works. https://youtu.be/thz07JOrDts What does Brad Pitt have to do with Tooth Morphology?! The three steps to learning and mastering anatomy: learn, draw, sculpt!What if you cannot draw?What tips would you give to anyone to improve their morphology (anterior and / or posterior)I play devil's advocate - is knowing anatomy THAT important now with digital wax ups and tooth libraries? Should we really invest our valuable time with Tooth Morphology?Which is the best way to learn, additive or reductive? Wax? Soap bar?Do we need to master tooth anatomy if we are not a 'cosmetic dentist'? Do check out Jurgita's Instagram profile to see clips of her producing stunning anatomy! She also is a prominent teacher in this field - check out her website! https://youtu.be/9sTqKOznXpA Do we need to learn Tooth Morphology that well? Now we have Digital Tooth Libraries...? See what Jurgita has to say If you enjoyed this episode, check out Composite vs Ceramic with Dr Chris Orr. As always, hit subscribe on your podcast platform and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: I think what we very often believe is that 'oh, we need to have a very light hand and be so artistic in order to be reproducing a really nice shapes of the teeth which is not true. Our hands they are not you know organs with the brain themselves. Our hands, they're merely following what our brains tell them to do. So the better you've trained your brain, the better you can recall it from your memory, the easier your hand will be able to follow with any material... Jaz's Introduction: What makes your restorations look amazing? Well, the more natural they look, the better they will look. And I think to mimic nature, we need a really good understanding of anatomy. Now, this is something that we think we know when we qualify at dental school that we know our tooth looks like right? But actually, it comes with a lot of practice and determination and actually knowing in your mind's eye what a tooth should look like. And that can be easier said than done that we all know what a central incisor looks like. But until you appreciate that the gingival zenith, that's the highest point of the gum, for example, is usually around about a millimeter distal, or that the mesial line angle is straighter and the distal line angle is curved, these little subtle pieces of information that will be the difference between getting a flat and lifeless looking central incisor with something that looks really natural and reputable. And that's exactly why we have Jurgita on the podcast today. She is anatomy queen. We'll be talking about all things anatomy, how to make our restorations look better, starting from tomorrow, what is the work that you need to do now to get to a stage that you're improving your anatomy. The Protrusive Dental podcast I have for you is something I've posted on my Instagram recently I posted a case of deep caries. Now it was a lower second molar and the patient had a wisdom tooth. So lower second molar distal very deep caries, the kind of thing that would ruin a Thursday afternoon, right? And it's basically very subgingival caries.