Oral Cancer Screening
Oral cancer is the sixth leading cancer worldwide, and the mortality for this disease has not significantly changed in decades. It accounts for.
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Endodontics
The Importance of Increasing the Success Rate: A Look at Procedures, Factors, and Clinical Practices
INTRODUCTION When I first started to practice dentistry, I asked myself what is important when treating patients. My answer was: “a high clinical.
Endodontics
Creating Well-Obturated Canals: The Use of Warm Vertical Condensation Techniques
INTRODUCTION One of the most common questions asked by general practitioners and specialists alike is: “How do I obturate the root canal system?”.
Aesthetics
Aesthetic Implications of Restorative Material Choice: Considering Soft-Tissue Factors
When it comes to anterior aesthetics (often referred to as “smile design”), soft-tissue architecture can be just as important as the dental restorations.
Implants
Implant Practice
Figure 1. The patient reception room at Goldstein, Garber & Salama. INTRODUCTION The clinicians of Team Atlanta have been placing and restoring implants.
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Plea From an Oral Cancer Survivor
THE NEWS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING It was Christmas, 2006. I was “just a dentist” with a thriving practice in cosmetic and restorative dentistry..
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Focus On: Treatment Planning for Success
Ara Nazarian, DDS Ara Nazarian, DDS, discusses necessary steps and technologies in treating fully edentulous patients with implants. Q: An increasing number of.
Endodontics
The Three Fs of Predictable Endodontics: “Finding, Following, and Finishing”
The classic “Endodontic Triad” is founded on the 3 pillar principles of cleaning, shaping, and packing. More specifically, the historical triad was described.
Aesthetics
Optimizing a Smile Enhancement: Combining Alignment, Composite Bonding, and Ceramic Resurfacing
CASE REPORT Diagnosis and Treatment Planning A young man desiring treatment for smile enhancement presented to our office, with his main concern being.
Implants
Maximizing Stability and Prosthetic Durability
INTRODUCTION When treatment planning a fixed full-arch implant restoration, selecting a prosthesis that addresses the long-term needs of the patient is paramount. It.
