Saving Lives in the Dental Office
When you were in dental hygiene school, did you ever imagine that one day you would actually save a patient’s life? I never.
Implants
Simplifying Single-Stage Solid Abutments: Techniques for Impressioning and Temporization
Single-stage implants are being utilized more frequently. Currently, Straumann ITI, Lifecore Biomedical, Sulzer Paragon, and 3I offer an implant designed to be used.
Restorative
The Use of Sectional Matrix Systems in Class II Direct Composite Restorations
Class II (interproximal) decay and/or a failing restoration that involves a posterior proximal surface is still a common finding in most dental patients..
Pediatric Dentistry
A Successful Approach to the Management of Children Part 1
Building and sustaining a successful dental practice has never been an easy task, but the challenges presented in these uncertain times can be.
Prosthetics
Using Polyvinyl Impressions for Study Models: A Case Report
While alginate is a good impression material, utilization can demand ideal, sometimes restricting conditions that require special handling. As a result, alginates can.
Endodontics
Access to Success, Part 3: Super-Efficient Anterior Root Canals
The first 2 articles in this series, Access to Success, focused on the access aspect of endodontic procedures. I’ve emphasized the importance of.
Endodontics
Microendodontic Ultrasonic Instruments
With the advent of the surgical operating microscope in endodontics in the 1990s came the evolution of microendodontic instruments. Ultrasonic instruments found increasing.
Infection Control
The Role of the Infection Control Coordinator
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people in the.
Aesthetics
Solving the Problems of Maxillary Asymmetry and the Gummy Smile
What is the most recognizable signal in the world? Consider this answer: “The smile is the most recognizable signal in the world. Smiles.
Aesthetics
Using the Golden Proportion in Aesthetic Treatment: A Case Report
The ratio of Golden Proportion, 1 to 0.618, can be found in a remarkable number of places and plays a huge role in.
