Manrique Fonseca: State-of-the-art Restorations in the Esthetic Zone: Key Factors for Long-Term Success

Dr. Fonseca is a Prosthodontist and full time faculty in the Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology at the University of Bern and also the current Director of the Department’s Postgraduate Program. He obtained a certificate in Prosthodontics at the University Hospital Freiburg in Germany. After his stay in Germany, Dr. Fonseca did an Implant Fellowship in the Center for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics at Texas A&M-Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, USA. Since 2016, Dr. Fonseca works at the University of Bern, where he got a Master in Advanced Studies in Reconstructive Dentistry and Oral Implantology and did his Board Certification by the Swiss Society of Reconstructive Dentistry.  

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Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

• Review the fundamentals of esthetic dentistry  

• Evaluate the treatment options to restore missing teeth in the esthetic zone in different scenarios: single gaps and extended edentulous spaces 

• Discuss clinical cases 

• Evaluate the concepts for optimization and maintenance of soft and hard tissue esthetics  

• Review the key factors for long-term success with implant restorations 

• Provide an update in digital technologies: Virtual patient and digital design combined with guided surgery and CAD-CAM technologies