Frustration: Educating Dental Professionals to Provide Care to People with Special Needs
More than 50 million United States residents have a developmental, physical, or mental disability that hinders their ability to function on their own.
Hygiene
Implants
Indications and Techniques for Surgical Indexing at Stage I Implant Surgery
In reference to prosthetic reconstruction, implants may be placed in poor alignment for a variety of reasons.1 Difficult surgical access, failure to fabricate.
Periodontics
The Functional and Aesthetic Indications for Soft- Tissue (Gingival) Grafting
The healthy soft tissue surrounding the natural dentition is composed of the gingiva and alveolar mucosa, which are clearly demarcated into clinically identifiable.
Restorative
Reliable Cementation Technique for CAD/CAM Restorations
Figure 1. Fractured amalgam. Figure 2. Preparation, adjacent tooth with a 6-year-old Concept onlay. Figure 3. Unicem bonded, paradigm inlay. Figure 4. Polished.
Restorative
A Technique for Veneer Temporization
Porcelain veneers are a very conservative approach to changing the shape, shade, and contour of teeth without resorting to a full coverage restoration.1.
Prosthetics
Improving Accuracy and Simplifying Treatment With Full Arch Removable Prosthetics: A Case Report
Patients who are currently wearing full arch removable prostheses may present requesting new dentures. The process may be simplified and the number of.
Treatment Planning
The Treatment Planning Consultation: The Doctor/Technician Partnership
New laboratory-fabricated restorative materials are being introduced to doctors and dental laboratories at a record pace. Keeping up with the new advances is.
Endodontics
The Operating Microscope and Ultrasonics; a Perfect Marriage
Clinicians who make the leap to microscope-centered dentistry often make this statement: “I can’t believe what I am seeing!” With time, these clinicians.
Infection Control
Infection Control Practices for Dental Radiography
When taking dental radiographs, there is significant potential for cross-contamination of equipment and environmental surfaces with blood and/or saliva if proper aseptic techniques.
Aesthetics
Restoring Anterior and Posterior Aesthetics and Function
Composite resins that are currently available can produce restorations that are highly aesthetic and long lasting. One classification of resin relies on the.
