A Multidisciplinary Approach to Tooth Replacement
INTRODUCTION The growing popularity of dental implants, along with the increased awareness of the need for adequate bone to place them, has made.
Implants
Solving Complex Treatment Challenges: Increasing Occlusal Vertical Dimension via Full-Arch Rehabilitation
INTRODUCTION Patients often present for treatment with complex issues that can be multifactorial in nature. The skeletal, dental, periodontal, anatomic, and neurosensory factors.
Implants
Chairside Implant Abutments: A Novel CAD/CAM Approach
INTRODUCTION While dental implants have become a standard of care for various indications, there may still be cause for concern for general dentists.
Aesthetics
A Minimally Invasive Anterior Makeover: Fabricating Direct Veneers Using Microhybrid Resin Composites
INTRODUCTION The development of dental ceramics established new paradigms in aesthetic dentistry. Nowadays, indirect porcelain veneers can provide extremely satisfactory results,1-3 increasing long-term.
Treatment Planning
Interdisciplinary Treatment Expanded
INTRODUCTION In the past, the birth of a child with cleft lip alveolus and palate (CLAP) meant a lifetime of facial and dental.
Aesthetics
Foundation for a Successful Smile Makeover: Understanding Bleaching Choices and Techniques
INTRODUCTION “Responsible aesthetics” and “minimally invasive dentistry” are buzzwords that reflect the current trends in dentistry. We all strive to perform conservative treatment,.
Technology
Overcoming a Clinical Challenge: Detecting Caries Around Amalgam Restorations
Detecting caries around amalgam restorations is challenging. Typically, older amalgam restorations may cause some marginal staining, but visually, the margins may appear intact.
Viewpoint
Dental Fear in the New Economy
“I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.” —Taylor Caldwell, author (b. 1900 – d. 1985) PHYSICAL COST OF.
Aesthetics
Success With Interdisciplinary Dentistry: Immediate Implant Treatment in the Aesthetic Zone
INTRODUCTION Immediate implant treatment in the aesthetic zone is a challenge due to the need for a biologically compatible, functionally compliant, and aesthetically.
Implants
Unique Attachment System for Implant-Supported Dentures
INTRODUCTION Implant-supported full dentures today (as opposed to implant-retained units)1 are normally supported by either a bar (Figure 1) or male-female attachments that.
