Minimally Invasive Adhesive Dentistry: Treating a Patient With a History of Dental Trauma
In combination with an adhesive technique, ceramic veneers can offer a minimally invasive treatment approach to modify shape and position of teeth as.
Aesthetics
Treating the Partially Edentulous Patient With Implants and All-Ceramic Restorations
The success of implant therapy begins with meticulous treatment planning and properly performed implant placement. Prosthetic complications may occur with misaligned implants, especially.
Hygiene
Minimal Intervention Dentistry: A New Focus for Dental Hygiene
Minimal intervention dentistry (MID) uses a medical model of disease control by the dental team, including an oral physician and dental hygienist.1-3 The.
Periodontics
Antimicrobials in Periodontics: Controlling Chronic Disease
A major concern for most dentists is how to treat periodontal disease successfully. Considering that it has been described by Williams1 as the.
Oral Surgery
Mucocele Resection: A Comparison of Two Techniques
A mucous cyst is a benign, mucous-containing cystic lesion of the minor salivary glands. This type of lesion is more commonly referred to.
Viewpoint
Endodontics Versus Implants: Redefining the Paradigm
The past 25 years have signaled an unparalleled explosion of knowledge and technological advances. This metamorphosis has occurred in all disciplines of dentistry.
Endodontics
Relevant Questions in Retreatment: Clinical Considerations
“I have a patient who had RCT done where the gutta-percha is about 3 to 4 mm overextended. He needs a crown, and.
Aesthetics
When Things Do Not Go as Planned: Restorative Reconstruction Concepts to Solve a Surgical Dilemma
An old saying states, “people don’t plan to fail, they just fail to plan.” Taking that into consideration, there are times when all.
Aesthetics
Anterior Aesthetics Using Direct Composite With a Custom Matrix Guide
The familiar expression, “necessity is the mother of invention” is called to mind when presented with challenging cases. The technique and case presentation.
Hygiene
The Dreaded Dependent Adult
It took some digging, but we found the origin of the quote “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and.
