Reduce indirect restoration workflow complexity with Success Simplified.

Indirect restorative 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)
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  • Best-practice guidance for prosthodontic procedures.

    A standardised approach was needed to simplify 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 restoration workflow

Indirect restorative procedures 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 full 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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Discover more in our on-demand education and webinars

Join 3M experts and other dental professionals for regular events and webinars. Explore the latest topics to get information that can help you elevate performance and achieve success at your practice.

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    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. (11 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 procedures with real-world examples.

Restoration Materials

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    Clinical case using 3M™ Chairside Zirconia

     

Post & Core

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    Clinical case using 3M™ RelyX™ Fiber Post 3D, 3M™ RelyX™ Unicem 2, 3M™ Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior and 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal

     

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    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

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    Clinical case using 3M™ Protemp™ 4 and 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Preliminary

     

Impressioning

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    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

     

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    2-Step Technique with 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Penta™ Putty & 3M™ Imprint™ 4 Super Quick Ultra Light

     

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    Clinical case using 3M™ Impregum™ Super Quick Polyether Impression Material

     

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    Animation how to use the 3M™ Astringent Retraction Paste

     

Cementation

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    Cementation of a PFM crown with 3M™ Ketac™ Cem Plus Automix Cement

     

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    Cementation of a zirconia crown with 3M™ RelyX™ Unicem 2 Automix Cement

     

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    Cementation of a lithium disilicate crown with 3M™ RelyX™ Ultimate Automix Cement

     

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    How to cement a zirconia crown with 3M™ RelyX™ Universal Resin Cement

     

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    How to cement a glass ceramic partial restoration with 3M™ RelyX™ Universal Resin Cement and 3M™ Scotchbrand™ Universal Plus Adhesive

     

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    Success Simplified at work: 60 minutes start to finish chairside onlay

     

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    Success Simplified at work: Esthetic full-contour zirconia anterior bridge seated with self-adhesive resin cement

     

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    Success Simplified at work: Zirconia adhesive bridge treatment of lateral incisor aplasia

     


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