Enhancing Combination In-Office and Take-Home Tooth Whitening: A Case Report
Today, conservative smile enhancements are routine procedures in many dental practices, and the most common and least invasive method for quickly changing someone’s.
Hygiene
Ultrasonic Scalers: Clinical Use and Benefits
A myriad of new products have been introduced that have revolutionized periodontal therapy in the past several years. Many of the recognized brand.
Implants
Computerized Occlusal Implant Management With the T-Scan II System: A Case Report
Many clinicians believe that occlusal forces placed on implants can have a deleterious effect on their long-term success. In addition to microbiological factors,.
Restorative
Restoration of a Fractured Tooth With an Abfraction Lesion Prior to Placement of a Ceramic Casting
Designing a partial-coverage casting to address an incisal edge fracture becomes complicated when a large cervical lesion is present. These kinds of defects.
Pediatric Dentistry
Traumatic Intrusion of a Tooth: A Case Report
Traumatic tooth displacement is a common injury affecting children and adolescents. Although sometimes challenging to diagnose, tooth intrusion, aspiration, and ingestion may lead.
Pediatric Dentistry
Partially Erupted Teeth: Seal…or Wait and Hope? A Glass Ionomer Alternative
Often when a permanent molar erupts, the occlusal caries process develops before the tooth is fully erupted into the mouth. This leaves the.
Prosthetics
A Method to Minimize RPD Framework Deformation During Fabrication Procedures
Over the years, practitioners have reported frustration when the fit of a removable partial denture framework at try-in does not coincide with the.
Endodontics
Sleuthing Out Hard-to-Find Canals
The increased use of high magnification and accompanying high-intensity illumination via microscopes or high-magnification loupes in endodontics has led to a heightened awareness.
Hygiene
How to “Un-Muddy” the Waters in the Dental Hygiene Department
“Muddy waters” is what I refer to as the real condition that exists in many hygiene departments of dental practices today. It is.
Implants
Conversion From Bar-Retained to Attachment-Retained Implant Overdenture: Case Report
The use of implants to improve retention of removable prostheses has demonstrated success for many patients.1-3 Clinicians have found that conversion from conventional,.
