Root Resorption: Causes and Remedies
Root resorption (RR) is the progressive loss of dentin and cementum by the action of odontoclasts.1 RR may occur as a physiologic or.
Endodontics
Aesthetics
Beauty: Much More Than the Smile!
My first experience with beauty pageants was performing a smile makeover for a patient before she competed in the Mrs. North Carolina America.
Implants
Vitamin D Deficiency and Early Implant Failure: What Every Clinician Should Know
INTRODUCTION Dental implants are generally considered a safe and highly predictable surgical procedure performed by many clinicians with the aim of replacing missing.
Implants
Simple Maxillary Sinus Tenting and Implant Placement
INTRODUCTION Patients often present with bone quality or quantity that is not conducive to support a proper dental implant. Thus, a secondary surgical.
Lasers
Diode Lasers in Restorative Dentistry: An Absolute Necessity for Optimal Care
INTRODUCTION Diode lasers have been utilized in dentistry for many years now as an effective means to help manage gingival tissues during restorative.
Viewpoint
Know Your Leukoplakias to Identify Oral Cancer
As an oral and maxillofacial pathologist, I have the unique perspective of both seeing patients who are referred to me for assessment of.
Focus On
Focus On: Disruptive Technologies for 2020
Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS, discusses some new technologies that can make a significant impact in your practice. I love what I do. Introducing companies.
Focus On
Focus On: Teledentistry for Private Practice
Paul Labbe, DDS, explains how teledentistry helped him expand his pediatric group practice. Q: When did you first consider adopting teledentistry? What problems.
Endodontics
Retreatment vs Extraction and Implant: Making Sound Clinical Treatment Decisions
The Hippocratic Oath was written sometime between 500 and 300 BCE by Hippocrates. Its principles have survived to this day, and when dental.
Aesthetics
Conservative Treatment of a Non-Consonant Smile Arc
INTRODUCTION One of the characteristics of an attractive smile is the relationship between the maxillary incisal edges and the lower lip, referred to.
