The Role of Maxillary Development in Dental-Facial Aesthetics: Case Reports
The generation that vowed to stay young forever, the baby boomers, reached 78 million strong in 2005. They are a highly potent economic.
Orthodontics
A Splint-Supported Porcelain Pontic After Adult Orthodontic Treatment
A number of alternatives presently exist for replacement of a missing front tooth. An implant, 3-unit bridge, or metal or all-porcelain Maryland Bridge1.
- November 1, 2006
- 4 minutes read
Endodontics
The Surgical Operating Microscope: Pushing the Boundaries of the Possible in Dentistry
In August 1992 in Dentistry Today, I wrote an article, “The SOM: A Quantum Leap for Endodontics.” In the article I made the.
- October 1, 2006
- 16 minutes read
Laboratory
Impression Tips to Reduce Stress and Increase Profits: A Doctor-Technician Liaison’s Perspective
Impressions must capture all the details of our preparations and be dimensionally accurate to be of optimum benefit to the dental office and.
- October 1, 2006
- 7 minutes read
Aesthetics
Margin Design in the Most Overlooked Aesthetic Zone
Advancements in material technology now provide us many opportunities to improve a patient’s smile. No longer do we have to utilize metal ceramics.
- October 1, 2006
- 7 minutes read
Aesthetics
Uncovering Poorly Performed Cosmetic Dentistry: An All-Ceramic Case Report
From time to time, clinicians may encounter patients who present to their office after recently undergoing what they thought was a cosmetic restorative.
- October 1, 2006
- 17 minutes read
Hygiene
Disease Prevention: Caries Risk Assessment
Is it possible to prevent cavities before they start? This is a complex question and it is one that is getting some serious.
- October 1, 2006
- 13 minutes read
Implants
Use of the YSGG Laser in Dental Implant Surgery: Scientific Rationale and Case Reports
The purpose of this article is to describe the use of the erbium, chromium: yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet (Er,Cr: YSGG) laser (Biolase Technology) in various implant-related.
- October 1, 2006
- 12 minutes read
Restorative
Immediate Post-Extraction In Situ Direct Lamination Composite Bridge
Certain journal articles have advanced the growing trend in clinical prosthetic dentistry to accept and use direct placement, light-cured composites – traditional filling.
- October 1, 2006
- 12 minutes read
Endodontics
My Endodontic Cookbook Is Lost: Michelangelo Versus Painting by Numbers
Some endodontic manufacturers have sold their products as “plug-and-play” systems. Via a technique card of some kind, the clinician is instructed to take.
- September 1, 2006
- 8 minutes read
