Success Simplified in the indirect dental restoration workflow

Indirect restorative procedures are highly complex. They consist of many different clinical and laboratory steps, and each separate step involves a number of clinical challenges.
That's why 3M has worked with five expert clinicians to develop a consensus for best-practice recommendations in indirect restorative and prosthodontic treatments and procedures.
These are based on the latest scientific research findings and personal long-term experience in clinical environments.

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Ready for reliable indirect restoration results?

Achieve better outcomes—every time, by simplifying and standardising your prosthodontic procedures with our free 80-page Success Simplified booklet & webinars.

Reduce indirect restoration workflow complexity with Success Simplified.

Indirect restorative and prosthodontic procedures currently encompass over 60 clinical and laboratory steps.¹ You have an opportunity to streamline your workflow by leveraging the latest scientific research findings and long-term clinical experience from 3M. The Success Simplified program provides clinicians with an orientation on indication-specific material selection and clinical tips that improve operational efficiency. Ultimately, the simplified recommendations can help in your efforts to streamline successful prosthodontic procedure outcomes.

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    What is Success Simplified? (Video 1:52min)
    Stefan Vandeweghe and Jan-Frederik Güth

    Best-practice guidance for prosthodontic procedures.

    A standardised approach was needed to simplify dental indirect restoration workflows. 3M experts understood this challenge, and worked with clinical experts to develop Success Simplified to consolidate procedure stages into seven simple steps, while providing best practice recommendations for every indication.

    The evidence-based recommendations provide repeatable best practices to follow for complex procedures. Success Simplified adds structure to everyday workflows, helping to make patient outcomes more predictable. The program enhances a clinician’s ability to make the right decisions, leading to improved practice management and higher patient satisfaction.

    1. Reinhard Marxkors, Textbook on Dental Prosthetics, 2007.


Meet the founding members of Success Simplified

This concept started with a team of five international experts made up of both clinicians and academic researchers. Together, they’ve developed a consensus that’s based on the latest scientific findings, but also takes into account the challenges and constraints of a modern dental practice.


The 7 steps of the indirect workflow

Indirect restoration procedures in dentistry include seven distinct decision-making stages. Success Simplified organises each stage into actionable steps, providing useful information on product options, selection criteria, and effective clinical techniques. Using these protocol recommendations, dental practitioners can easily choose case-specific solutions that address their unique needs.

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Ready for more? Get the free Success Simplified booklet.

Download 3M’s free Success Simplified booklet with 80 pages containing material selection guidelines, case studies, clinical recommendations, and more. The booklet was coauthored by a team of five international dental experts with clinical and academic research backgrounds. 

Uncover research-based insights that can help you achieve better outcomes – every time. Learn to simplify and standardise your prosthodontic procedures using easy-to-integrate recommendations.

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On-Demand Webinar: 7 Steps of Success Simplified

Prof. Dr. Stefan Vanderweghe walks you through the 7 steps of the Success Simplified program to help you achieve reliable results.

He guides you through all the steps, from material selection to impression taking and finally dental cementation and maintenance, to reach a reliable end result. (35 min)

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See Success Simplified at work.

Discover the impact of Success Simplified by watching case study videos. See how the program streamlines various indirect restorative dental procedures with real-world examples.

Restoration Materials
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    Clinical case using 3M™ Chairside Zirconia
Post & Core
  • post & core solution using 3M™ RelyX™, Filtek™, and Scotchbond™ products
    Clinical case using 3M™ RelyX™ Fiber Post 3D, 3M™ RelyX™ Unicem 2, 3M™ Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior and 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal
  • post & core solution using 3M™ RelyX™, Filtek™, and Scotchbond™ products
    Clinical case using 3M™ RelyX™ Fiber Post 3D, 3M™ RelyX™ Unicem 2, 3M™ Filtek™ Bulk Fill Flowable and 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal
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    Success Simplified at work: Traumatic crown loss restoration including a post and core procedure
Temporisation
  • still from Clinical case using 3M™ Protemp™ 4 and 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Preliminary
    Clinical case using 3M™ Protemp™ 4 and 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Preliminary
Impressioning
  • still from Monophase Technique with 3M™ Impregum™ Penta™/ 3M™ Impregum™ Penta™ Soft video
    Monophase Technique with 3M™ Impregum™ Penta™/3M™ Impregum Penta™ Soft
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    1-Step Technique with 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Penta™ Heavy Body & 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Light Body
  • filling the syringe with 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Super Quick Ultra Light
    2-Step Technique with 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Penta™ Putty & 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Super Quick Ultra Light
  • still from Clinical case using 3M™ Impregum™ Super Quick Polyether Impression Material video
    Clinical case using 3M™ Impregum™ Super Quick Polyether Impression Material
  • still from Animation how to use the 3M™ Astringent Retraction Paste video
    Animation how to use the 3M™ Astringent Retraction Paste
Cementation
  • still from Cementation of a PFM crown with 3M ™ Ketac ™ Cem Plus Automix Cement video
    Cementation of a PFM crown with 3M™ Ketac™ Cem Plus Automix Cement
  • still from Cementation of a zirconia crown with 3M ™ RelyX ™ Unicem 2 Automix Cement video
    Cementation of a zirconia crown with 3M™ RelyX™ Unicem 2 Automix Cement
  • still from Success Simplified at work: 60 minutes start to finish chairside onlay video
    Success Simplified at work: 60 minutes start to finish chairside onlay
  • full-contour zirconia anterior bridge with self-adhesive resin cement
    Success Simplified at work: Esthetic full-contour zirconia anterior bridge seated with self-adhesive resin cement
  • application of 3M™ Impregum™ 4 Super Quick Light Body
    Success Simplified at work: Zirconia adhesive bridge treatment of lateral incisor aplasia

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