Mandibular Implant-Retained Overdenture Revisited: Using CBCT and a Novel Attachment System
INTRODUCTION We all have many patients wearing complete lower dentures. Forty million Americans are completely edentulous, and, as they age and their ridges.
Implants
Implants
Creating an Autogenous Graft From Extracted Teeth: A Faster Implant Integration Time
INTRODUCTION For osseointegration of dental implants to occur, a proper bone site needs to be created. Teeth often need to be extracted prior.
Implants
The Two-Implant Mandibular Overdenture
INTRODUCTION Removable prosthodontics has historically been a difficult and frustrating modality. The mastication of food with these appliances assists the edentulous patient in.
Restorative
Restorative Orthodontics With Injection Overmolding: Intra-Arch and Inter-Arch Case Solutions
INTRODUCTION “Restorative” Orthodontics vs “Instant” Orthodontics The concept of “instant orthodontics” is well known but has a somewhat dubious reputation within the dental.
Restorative
Porcelain Veneers in a Single Appointment
INTRODUCTION For the past few decades, tooth preparation for indirect restorations has remained the same, with slight variations by practitioners. Traditional dental preparation.
Prosthodontics
Full-Arch, Implant-Supported Rehabilitation: A Fully Digital and Collaborative Approach
INTRODUCTION The successful treatment of patients requiring one or more full-arch, implant-retained prostheses is predicated on comprehensive and collaborative treatment planning. Beginning with.
Viewpoint
Guided by the Light
The oral-systemic connection is a new charge for our profession. By offering a paradigm shift in how healthcare professionals look at pathogens and.
Implants
A Novel Approach to Grafting Around Implants
INTRODUCTION Today’s clinicians who provide implant treatment to their patients are more than likely to experience situations that require the extraction of a.
Endodontics
Rotary vs Reciprocation: “How Do I Choose?”
INTRODUCTION As a practicing endodontist and a clinical endodontic educator for more than 30 years, the most frequent question I am asked about.
Aesthetics
Direct Composite Diastema Closure
Anterior Tooth Anatomy and Matrix Options Freehand sculpting of anterior tooth anatomy using direct composite is challenging for even the most artistic clinician..
