Prosthetics

Fabrication of an Overdenture Covering a Torus Palatinus Using a Combination of Denture Base Materials: A Case Report

A torus palatinus (TP) is a benign exostosis of the hard palate along the palatal suture involving the maxilla and palatine processes. A.

Read More
Lasers

Laser Resource and Reference Guide

A tremendous number of laser companies have received FDA clearance for their surgical lasers. Not all that have received FDA clearance for dental.

Read More
Endodontics

Principle-Centered Endodontics: Methods, Strategies, and Concepts

Recently I did a series of donated endodontic demonstration cases. The teeth were challenging because I was in a developing country without my.

Read More
Aesthetics

Efficient Face-Bow Utilization: An Essential Step to Predictable Aesthetics

Great aesthetics requires the dental technician to create crowns or veneers with the illusion of reality. For the technician to exercise his or.

Read More
Aesthetics

Tooth Whitening: Addressing the Sensitivity Problem

Most of us fear the inevitable reality of growing old and losing our youthful vivacity. Nowhere is this more apparent than with that.

Read More
Aesthetics

Upgrading Previously Placed Porcelain Veneers: Materials and Technique

In the early-to-mid 1980s the literature described techniques for bonding veneers to enamel with predictable results.1-4 Porcelain veneers fabricated during this time period.

Read More
Hygiene

Production, Products, and Your Bottom Line

By now, you have attended several years’ worth of periodontal diagnosis/treatment courses and have implemented a successful conversion program to move your patients.

Read More
Implants

Oral Hygiene and Maintenance of Dental Implants

Long-term predictability of dental implants and their associated restorations has been demonstrated.1-3 As the number of patients treated with dental implants continues to.

Read More
Implants

Maintaining Crestal Bone Around Dental Implants: Literature Review and Clinical Technique

Since the introduction of osseointegrated implants for the restoration of missing or lost teeth, treatment options for the partially or fully edentulous patient.

Read More
Restorative

Gold Foil and Its Use in Modern Dentistry

Direct gold, or gold foil, is the oldest dental restorative material and continues to be used by many dentists today. Although not in.

Read More
WordPress Ads