Digital Dentures: Achieving Precision and Aesthetics
INTRODUCTION According to the American College of Prosthodontists, more than 35 million Americans are completely edentulous. Although edentulism has many causes (eg, decay,.
Viewpoint
Competition: Are You Ready?
Competition! It is here, and it’s not going anywhere. In fact, it is only going to intensify in the coming years. The Great.
Focus On
Focus On: Endodontics
Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS, MDS Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS, MDS, examines why glide path management is the key to successful endodontics and gives.
Focus On
Focus On: Business Models
Mark T. Murphy, DDS Mart T. Murphy, DDS, reflects on today’s new business models in dentistry. Q: What is today’s changing business model.
Aesthetics
Service With a Smile
As dentists, we provide services that can transform smiles and lives. We have the ability to solve problems and challenges for our patients.
Restorative
Putting Material Science to Work: Use of a Self-Polishing, Universal Nanohybrid Composite
INTRODUCTION After more than 30 years of clinical use, there are few materials in dentistry that have undergone the continuous evolution that composite.
Aesthetics
Platelet-Rich Growth Factor for Lip and Perioral Rejuvenation: A Case Study on “The Kiss Shot”
INTRODUCTION Loss of lip volume is part of the aging process. With the increase of aesthetic demands and medical-grade products, there has been.
Implants
Immediate Placement of SDIs in the Maxillary Arch: Immediate Post-Extraction Placement
INTRODUCTION Small-diameter (mini) implants (SDIs) have proven to be very predictable for the stabilization of removable full and partial dentures as well as.
Endodontics
Inflection Points in Dental Imaging
Figure 1. Dental operatory with 80-in monitor, displaying 3-D camera image in a live demonstration. Dentistry is primarily a visual event for clinicians..
Treatment Planning
Interdisciplinary Management of Worn Anterior Teeth: Facially Generated Treatment Planning
INTRODUCTION For most dentists, treatment planning is a straightforward process whenever the patient has well aligned teeth, an acceptable occlusal relationship, and healthy.
