Advanced Smile Design Technologies
Dentistry has certainly come a long way since the barber shop image of the past. Today, digital technology affects every aspect of the.
Hygiene
Dialing 911: What Hygienists and Doctors Should Know in an Office Emergency
Have you ever had an emergency situation in your office? What if a patient collapses in the hygiene chair, during an extraction, or.
- December 1, 2007
- 11 minutes read
Restorative
Long-Term Composite Provisionalization: The Staged Rehabilitation
Weíve all encountered patients whose dentitions cry out for full rehabilitation. Excessive wear and loss of vertical dimension in such cases make any.
- December 1, 2007
- 12 minutes read
Lasers
Laser Soft-Tissue Therapy to Regenerate a Gingival Papilla
I am a laser dentist. The use of dental lasers has changed how I approach my everyday patient treatment care. The following simple.
- December 1, 2007
- 4 minutes read
Endodontics
Use of Bite-Wings in the Diagnosis of Referred Pain
Intense dental-related pain is sometimes difficult to localize. In some of these cases, the pain is perceived in different regions from where it.
- November 1, 2007
- 4 minutes read
Laboratory
Ensuring Optimal Success With the Lava System, Part 2: Techno-Clinical Perspectives From Authorized Lava Milling Centers
In 2000, the Lava CAD/CAM system (3M ESPE) for crown and bridge restorations was clinically introduced in 3M ESPEís experimental operatories in Germany..
- November 1, 2007
- 13 minutes read
Aesthetics
Audition: A Better Way to Treat and Communicate
Cosmetic dentistry is fulfilling the previously unrealized demand for dental services. The market exploded when media exposure created awareness of the treatments available..
- November 1, 2007
- 12 minutes read
Hygiene
Creating Hygiene Heaven: Transform Your Practice With World-Class, Patient-Focused Service
General stores are still the hub of activity and source of communication in small Cape Cod towns. After spending a week vacationing with.
- November 1, 2007
- 11 minutes read
Periodontics
The Standard of Care for Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment for Reducing the Dental Risk for Cardiac Disease
It has been estimated that as many as 60 million consumers in the United States have periodontal disease, an estimated 35% of the.
- November 1, 2007
- 17 minutes read
Restorative
Creative Uses for a Creative Curing Light
Light energy is now a part of the equation in figuring how to optimize adhesion, reinforce material to dental structures, protect tissues, speed.
- November 1, 2007
- 7 minutes read
