A New Perspective on Minimally Invasive Veneer Techniques
Full-prep veneers remain the standard in our dental education, if not our practices. Not until the last decade have thin veneer techniques been.
Aesthetics
Direct Composite Resin Restorations for Today’s Practice
INTRODUCTION Composite resin has been widely used during most of my dental career. While the use of composite resin for Class III, IV,.
Endodontics
Implant Wisdom: An Endodontist’s Approach
INTRODUCTION As a practicing endodontist for more than 25 years, I have seen the incorporation and transformation of implant dentistry into clinical practice..
Technology
Improving the Way to Detect Cracks in Teeth
Figure 1. The Canary System. INTRODUCTION Detecting cracks in teeth is one of the more challenging clinical situations. The “cracked tooth syndrome” was.
Implants
Maxillary Small-Diameter Implant-Retained Overdentures
INTRODUCTION When considering the use of dental implants in the maxillary arch to retain an overdenture, a great amount of consideration must be.
Implants
Simplified Technique for Parallel Placement of Mini-Implants
Mini-dental implants (MDIs) (also referred to as small-diameter implants) have been used successfully to treat patients previously unable to receive standard diameter implants..
Technology
Magnification Alternatives: Seeing is Believing, Part 1
In part one of this 2 part series, I will discuss basic factors for why magnification alternatives might be considered by all practitioners.
Aesthetics
Aesthetic Zone Challenges: Untreatable Teeth, Part 1: Using Low Intensity Orthodontic Eruption to Safeguard Gingival and Bone Levels
INTRODUCTION Today’s dental patient has extremely high expectations, often asking us to seemingly perform miracles. Sometimes this is unrealistic and just not possible..
Technology
A System for Success: Increasing Revenue and Patient Comfort by Embracing Technology
The breadth of the dental field is astounding. Dentists are simultaneously the doctors, teachers, CEOs, managers, artists…and the list goes on and on..
Lasers
Removing All-Ceramic Restorations With Lasers
INTRODUCTION I am now in my 14th year of using dental laser technology in my practice. Lasers have changed my professional life as.
