Team Care for Periodontal Disease: A Model for Patient Rights
The National Diabetes Education Program is a joint program of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..
Periodontics
Prosthetics
Denture Adhesives: When, Why, and How
With my great denture techniques, my patients don’t need adhesives, right? As a dentist, recommending denture adhesives is a cop-out, isn’t it? If.
Endodontics
Filling Root Canal Systems With Centered Condensation: Concepts, Instruments, and Techniques
Filling root canals seems to be the primary obsession of dentists providing endodontic therapy to their patients. This is because we as clinicians.
Infection Control
Sterilizer Monitoring: Rationale for Using Biological Indicators
In late 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings.1 These guidelines.
Aesthetics
Aesthetic Treatment With a Pressed Ceramic Veneer Material: Case Reports
Why is a smile important? The power of a smile promotes confidence and self-esteem, enhances professional and business life, and improves one’s social.
Aesthetics
Re-Treatment to Ensure Patient Satisfaction Case Report
Clinicians staying abreast of dental literature have been bombarded with countless articles reporting that today’s patients are becoming increasingly savvy about aesthetic treatment.
Hygiene
Maximum Hygiene
As hygienists, we worked for years doing “bloody” prophies. In many cases, when we were poised to inform patients of their periodontal conditions,.
Restorative
Contemporary Quadrant Restoration Using Current Crown and Bridge Materials and Techniques
I have a very good friend, also an excellent dentist, who hasn’t changed the way he performs crown and bridge dentistry in the.
Oral Surgery
Removable Revolution…Using Socket Grafting for Aesthetics
The way dentistry is performed has changed dramatically. New techniques, new materials, and new views dictate new concepts and handling. The importance of.
Prosthetics
Infection of Dental Implements and Appliances, Part 2: The Denture
For many years, an association between denture wear and denture stomatitis (eg, denture sore mouth) has been recognized.1-4 Most of the studies suggested.
