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A Protocol For Symptom-Free Direct Composites
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Beyond Restoration

A Protocol For Symptom-Free Direct Composites

This article will help you analyze your protocol for placing composites and determine what you might need to change in order to minimize sensitivity and...

| 6 years ago ›
How To Cross-Mount a Case and Why It's Important To Do So
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Beyond Restoration

How To Cross-Mount a Case and Why It's Important To Do So

Are you effectively using cross-mounting as a means of ensuring predictable restorations? Learn step-by-step instructions and better understand its value.

| 6 years ago ›
Conversion Prosthesis For an Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prosthesis
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Beyond Restoration

Conversion Prosthesis For an Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prosthesis

This visual essay will walk you through an entire sequence for handling immediate loading of a full arch implant-supported dental prosthesis.

| 6 years ago ›
Simplified Treatment Planning For Outcome-Based Restorations
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Simplified Treatment Planning For Outcome-Based Restorations

Check out the awesome results of this simplified treatment plan following the FGTP process.

| 6 years ago ›
Re-cementation of a Lithium Disilicate Restoration
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Beyond Restoration

Re-cementation of a Lithium Disilicate Restoration

When an e.max restoration comes off of a prepared tooth, what's the cause and how should it be recemented?

| 6 years ago ›
A Treatment Alternative for Retained Primary Molars
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Beyond Restoration

A Treatment Alternative for Retained Primary Molars

Learn how to treat retained primary molars in a way that will ensure long-term stability.

| 6 years ago ›
Retention as a Starting Point for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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Retention as a Starting Point for Interdisciplinary Collaboration

This article offers strategies for GPs who want to help patients avoid pitfalls that commonly lead to orthodontic relapse.

| 6 years ago ›
Orthodontic Anchorage: Is There a TAD In Your Future?
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Beyond Restoration

Orthodontic Anchorage: Is There a TAD In Your Future?

Learn more about the features and benefits of temporary anchorage devices (TADs) for orthodontic treatment.

| 6 years ago ›
Increased Success With Single-Tooth Restorations
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Beyond Restoration

Increased Success With Single-Tooth Restorations

This tool might be worth a try for your single-tooth restorations.

| 6 years ago ›
Diagnostic Wax-Up Fabrication: Pre-Restorative Treatment and Ortho
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Diagnostic Wax-Up Fabrication: Pre-Restorative Treatment and Ortho

Dr. Bob Winter continues his diagnostic wax-up series with a discussion of fabrication before, after and during orthodontic treatment as well as pre-restorative...

| 6 years ago ›
Converting an Anterior Bite Plane to a Full Arch Splint
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Beyond Restoration

Converting an Anterior Bite Plane to a Full Arch Splint

This article will teach you how to convert an anterior bite plane appliance to a full-arch appliance to meet the needs of your patient.

| 6 years ago ›
Hybrid Digital/Analog Technique for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
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Hybrid Digital/Analog Technique for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics

This article describes a complex case in which Dr. Brandon Stapleton utilized ESFB and a hybrid digital/analog technique for maxillofacial prosthodontics.

| 6 years ago ›