Small-Diameter Implants for Single-Unit Restorations
INTRODUCTION By now, many dentists have heard about the use of mini dental implants (MDIs) (also referred to as small-diameter implants [SDIs]) for.
Viewpoint
Dentist to Physician Patient Advocacy for Health’s Sake
INTRODUCTION An advocate is “one who speaks, pleads, or argues in favor of.” Every day, 12,500 Americans turn 50 years old.1 Two in.
Aesthetics
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Brown Spot Fluorosis
CASE REPORT (Dr. Leonard Tau) A 12-year-old male patient was introduced to my office, initially through a phone consultation with his mother. She.
Aesthetics
Applying Foundational Principles to Digital Technologies: Ensuring Success in Aesthetic Dentistry
INTRODUCTION An increase in the popularity of aesthetic dentistry has resulted in the growing number of patients seeking dental treatment for the improvement.
Technology
Dental Digital Photography Update: A Report From the 2014 Chicago Midwinter Meeting
A Report From the 2014 Chicago Midwinter Meeting Hello all. After attending this year’s Chicago Midwinter Meeting, I am prepared to update you.
Aesthetics
An Effective External Bleaching Technique: Treating Teeth Discolored From Trauma
INTRODUCTION The occurrence of tooth discoloration in one or more anterior teeth can significantly impair smile aesthetics, prompting patients to seek cosmetic dental.
Restorative
Importance of Lip Type Classification: Maxillary Central Incisor Length Determination Versus Lip Phenotype
Historically, dental students have been taught that the incisal edge of the maxillary central incisors should extend approximately 2.0 mm coronal to the.
Restorative
Tunnel Preps: Tooth Strength Preservation
For 43 years, I have observed teeth fracture in ways that surprised me—teeth that had comparative small restorations (Figure 1). It is obvious.
Viewpoint
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
“Money won’t create success; the freedom to make it will.”— Nelson Mandela Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is an internationally successful television.
Implants
Short Implants: A Viable Alternative to Sinus Augmentation
INTRODUCTION A natural sequela of the loss of maxillary molars is the loss of crestal bone height. Once teeth are removed, the remaining.
