Use of Digital Design in the Reconstruction of Vascularized Fibula Grafts
Microvascularized fibula transplants have become an established treatment option in the reconstruction of the mandible. The diameter of the fibula is limited when.
Restorative
A Restorative Challenge Meets Patient Readiness…20 Years Later
A patient’s readiness to accept our treatment plan proposals is often not when he or she enters our practices. In order for patients.
- June 1, 2008
- 18 minutes read
Lasers
Post-Extraction Laser Hemostasis With Immediate Insertion of a Bonded Bridge
Patient emergency calls during the course of the day bring added stress and can create havoc in the dentist’s work schedule. Such was.
- June 1, 2008
- 5 minutes read
Endodontics
A New Method of Canal Enlargement
Traditionally, rotary Ni-Ti (RNT) choices for canal enlargement were either “safe” or “efficient” and rarely, if ever, both simultaneously in all anatomies. Safe.
- May 1, 2008
- 16 minutes read
Hygiene
The Other Side of the Chair: Perspectives
I have spent the last 48 years of my life working in the banking industry. All of us old-timers used to say, “We.
- May 1, 2008
- 11 minutes read
Implants
Endosseous Implants and Immediate Provisionalization in the Aesthetic Zone: Computer-Guided Surgery
For the partially edentulous patient, a fixed partial denture with the use of abutments on the natural teeth was, at one time, the.
- May 1, 2008
- 13 minutes read
Restorative
Making the Most of an Emergency Appointment: A Class IV Fracture Repair
The dental office should view emergency patients as an opportunity to strut its stuff. If these patients feel they have been treated in.
- May 1, 2008
- 9 minutes read
Restorative
A Clear PVS Matrix Technique for the Placement of Posterior Direct Composites
During the last 10 years many innovative materials and techniques have been introduced for restorative treatment, especially in the area of direct and.
- May 1, 2008
- 11 minutes read
Technology
Interproximal Caries Detection: How Good are We?
Have you ever wished you had a way to be more certain of what you are seeing on radiographs? Something that would enhance.
- April 1, 2008
- 14 minutes read
Endodontics
Treating the Individual Tooth, Not the Patient: Case Reports
Four patients presented to either the Emergency Dental Clinic or the Oral Diagnosis Clinic at a dental college with previous root canal therapy.
- April 1, 2008
- 15 minutes read
