The Value of Anterior Preparation Reduction Guides
Anterior preparation reduction guides are extremely valuable tools which can be used to confirm that there will be adequate space for the restorative...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Steps in Cross-Mounting a Case
If you are interested in understanding the process the lab uses to cross-mount a case or are cross-mounting your own cases and want...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
The Truth About Cross-Mount Cases
Why is cross-mounting so important? It is used in the laboratory to verify, replicate, or correct the horizontal plane. Cross-mounting is an important...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
What Your Lab Needs to Know: Complex Cases
In complex dental cases, essential information may vary from lab to lab. Learn some tips from Dr. Robert Winter on effectively communication.
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
What Your Lab Needs to Know: Simple Anterior Cases
This is the second in the series of articles that discusses what your laboratory needs to know to produce the best-case outcomes for your clients. As...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
When to Use Triple Tray Impressions
After my last article, 'What Your Lab Needs to Know: Simple Posterior Cases', there was a question posed to me about the accuracy of using triple...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
What Your Lab Needs to Know: Simple Posterior Cases
This article will be the first in a series that discusses what your laboratory needs to know in order to produce the best outcome for your patients....
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Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations [Part II]
In my last article I provided some background information on zirconia full-contour restorations. This week I'll discuss indications and contraindications...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations
It seems like whenever I am with a group of dentists discussing the latest and greatest advances in dental technology there are a lot of questions about...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
The Importance of Incisal and Occlusal Planes
To achieve the most ideal esthetic and functional outcome for the patient, the goal in virtually all dental therapies is to level the incisal and occlusal...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
Shade Change or Adjustment Requests for the Laboratory
In esthetically critical situations, there may be a need to modify the final shade of a restoration.
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
Shade Evaluation of All-Ceramic Restorations at Try-In
Accurate shade evaluation is critical to the success of a case. When opaque restorations such as porcelain fused-to-metal crowns are fabricated, the shade...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›