Quality Aesthetics in the Digital Age of Crown and Bridge
INTRODUCTION The advent of digital technologies in dentistry is rapidly changing the way crown and bridge restorations are being fabricated for our patients..
Focus On
Focus On: Endodontics
L. Stephen Buchanan, DDS, talks about the exciting impact 3-D printing will have on endodontic education and hands-on training. Twenty-five years ago, I.
Focus On
Focus On: Prosthodontics
Joseph J. Massad, DDS Joseph J. Massad, DDS, explains how to achieve patients’ perception of what they want their final smile to look.
Endodontics
Reciprocation: A Safer and More Efficient Approach to Care
INTRODUCTION When discussing ways to improve endodontics, anyone attempting to relate to the dentists doing the work should address the issues on several.
Orthodontics
Accelerated Treatment in a Multidisciplinary Case
Despite significant advances in orthodontic treatment as evidenced by numerous new devices and modalities, the only effective techniques that have increased the speed.
Restorative
A Biomimetic Approach to Treating Aggressive Caries
INTRODUCTION Ending the margins of full-coverage indirect (lab-fabricated) restorations properly onto sound tooth structure has historically been foundational to successful restorative dentistry, but.
Restorative
Unique Solution for Porcelain Fracture: A Case Report
You’ve completed a case with multiple fixed bridges using PFM or porcelain-fused-to-zirconia (PFZ) and your patient comes in for routine recall visits. All.
Prosthodontics
Rehabilitation of Mandibular Atrophy: The Case of the Prolonged Partial
“EGADS, WATSON, A MYSTERY IS AFOOT—OR SHOULD I SAY, AMOUTH?” It is certainly not surprising that patients who wear prostheses often suffer as.
Viewpoint
Reflections on Modern Dental Ceramics
Reflections on Modern Dental Ceramics Kenneth A. Malament DDS, MScD INTRODUCTION An important clinical objective is dentistry that is both aesthetic and functional.
Technology
Digitizing Implant Treatment: Abutment Design, Fabrication, and Provisionalization
INTRODUCTION Digital technologies that were once mainly used for traditional restorative or prosthodontic dentistry have made their way into implant dentistry. As a.
