Dr Jean van Lierop

Dr Jean van Lierop I am fortunate to live my passions every day. Changing people's lives by doing what I love All in aid of Miles for Smiles and the Smile Foundation.

It is through living our passions that we can directly impact the people around us, and sometimes change the lives of those we may never meet. By combining my passions for dentistry and adventure, I have been involved in creating awareness and raising funds for The Smile Foundation through various projects. These include; summiting Kilimanjaro’s Uhuru Peak to raise funds to operate on children bor

n with cleft lip and palate deformities. Creating "The Mad Run", a 280km trail run across Table Mountain, and the 35 Day Challenge, summiting table mountain each day for 35 days. I have also lived my passion for Dentistry, believing that every person deserves the right to a healthy, confident smile. This passion has helped me push my own boundaries by achieving a Masters's Degree in Restorative Dentistry and additional postgraduate certification in Aesthetic and Advanced Dentistry. I believe in sharing this passion and knowledge, through continued lecturing and hands-on training with friends and colleagues across the world. Ultimately taking on the roles of founding member and current president of The South African Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry (SAAAD), being an executive member of the ITI SA, and lectures qt the Implant and Aesthetic Academy. Ultimately co-founding of “The Bridge Program” - aimed at guiding newly qualified dentists and equipping them with the necessary skills for private practice. sometimes

It is only through living our passion that we can positively impact the people around us and make a difference in the world.

“Who said resin can’t be sexy?”HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!This case was a great reminder of just how powerful a simple, well-execut...
24/04/2026

“Who said resin can’t be sexy?”

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

This case was a great reminder of just how powerful a simple, well-executed approach can be.

Young patient, aesthetic concerns, but a very clear brief: keep it conservative. So we went fully additive with a resin injection moulding workflow — no prep, no compromise, just building on what was already there.

One concept that really guided this case was intentional overdesign of anatomy. When you’re working through multiple steps — index, injection, finishing — you will lose a bit of detail along the way. If you start with “just enough,” you often end up with underwhelming anatomy. By slightly exaggerating the design upfront, you land up with a final result that still has crisp, natural-looking morphology.

Material-wise, we kept it beautifully simple:
A single-shade flowable (Tokuyama Palfique Universal) — and honestly, the colour blending did all the heavy lifting. No layering, no complexity, just letting the material and planning do their job.

Thank you .dental for your fabulous design work (As always!!!)

Clean. Conservative. Predictable. And yes… a little bit sexy.

When “healthy habits” start destroying teeth… 🍋Want to learn the full protocol then join us in May  for in dept hands on...
20/04/2026

When “healthy habits” start destroying teeth… 🍋

Want to learn the full protocol then join us in May for in dept hands on training

This case of severe erosive wear was driven by long-term lemon water use.

What looks like simple wear is actually functional:
➡️ Loss of posterior anatomy
➡️ Flattened occlusal scheme
➡️ Shift toward a horizontal chewing pattern



The key move? Rebuild anatomy.

Instead of chasing VDO, we focused on restoring shape:

✔️ Cusp–fossa relationships
✔️ Functional inclines
✔️ Guidance

Classic findings (1996) support this approach:
➡️ More stable “teardrop” chewing cycle
➡️ Reduced muscle activity
➡️ Improved efficiency and bite force
➡️ More predictable mandibular movements



Ex*****on: Injection moulding with resin

Once designed by my incredible laboratory .dental we went fully additive.

Why resin still makes sense (2021 data):
• ~88.6% survival at 5.5 years (94.8% at 3.5 years)
• Failures mostly non-catastrophic and repairable



Clinical takeaways

• Diet often drives wear more than we think
• “Bite collapse” is usually anatomy collapse
• Restore shape first, function follows



Want to learn the full protocol?

This case followed occlusal principles aligned with where I’ll be presenting a deep dive on this exact workflow — from diagnosis to ex*****on using injection moulding.

If you want to get hands-on with these protocols, come join us in May

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15/02/2026

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