Prosthetics

Using Intraoral Gothic Arch Tracing to Balance Full Dentures and Determine Centric Relation and Occlusal Vertical Dimension

The ability to establish an accurate, verifiable, and reproducible occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) and centric relation (CR) is a clinical skill. With this.

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Sports Dentistry

Athletic Mouthguards: Indications, Types, and Benefits

More than 5 million teeth are avulsed each year due to sports injuries and trauma,1 and in certain cases these avulsions can be.

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Endodontics

The Causes, Prevention, and Clinical Management of Broken Endodontic Rotary Files

Breakage of endodontic files during treatment can result in serious complications and jeopardize the outcome of treatment. When using nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) files, prevention.

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Aesthetics

Aesthetic Veneer Restoration of an Anterior Dentition Postorthodontics Complicated by Ankylosis

There are many treatment alternatives for the conservative clinical management of noncarious enamel defects such as enamel hypoplasia, enamel hypocalcification, localized enamel malformations.

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Aesthetics

Demystifying Electrosurge

You may have decided that the ultra high-tech laser you saw at the last meeting just wasn’t going to happen anytime soon; too.

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Aesthetics

Aesthetic Post and Core to Complement the All-Ceramic Crown

Tooth preservation and enhanced appearance are both key factors that challenge dental professionals when they are treatment planning cases. With the patient population.

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Hygiene

The “Bag o’ Meds”: Clinical Implications of Common Patient Medications

The review and updating of patient medical information is becoming more complex each day. Patients are taking greater amounts of medications, and in.

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Implants

Developing Optimal Tissue Profiles With Implant-Level Provisional Restorations

Developing ideal papillae and sulcular levels surrounding multiple adjacent implants presents the ultimate aesthetic challenge for restorative dentists, even when meticulous surgical and.

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Implants

Replacing Hopeless Retained Deciduous Teeth in Adults Utilizing Dental Implants: Concepts and Case Presentation

Hopeless retained deciduous teeth without permanent successors pose a restorative challenge for clinicians as well as certain clinical problems for patients. Compromised aesthetics,.

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Oral Surgery

Intentional Extraction and Reimplantation of the Same Tooth

Preservation of natural dentition is the primary goal of any conservative treatment modality. Although not the primary therapy of choice, extraction and reimplantation.

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