Endodontics: Advocating Smaller Canal Preps
In July of this year, I posted a Digest article in which I posited that removing tooth structure accidentally, or perhaps, needlessly, as some advocate...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
Ankylosis Part IV: The Use of Decoronation
Typically when managing ankylosis in permanent teeth in children, it is advisable to remove the ankylosed tooth prior to significant growth so that the...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›
Ceramic Restorations: Why Do They Break?
All ceramic restorations can break, even IPS e.max lithium disilicate, which has a flexural strength of 400 mPa. The two most common reasons for ceramic...
Robert Winter | 10 years ago ›
Impression Materials: Pesky Air-inhibited Layer!
Here's a tip I learned the hard way—twice! Before I used preparation guides and reduction guides for veneer and crown preparations I would make my provisionals before...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
Fifty Shades of Gray: Matching Single Centrals
Not the book – and hopefully not that single central you are trying to match. However, we do occasionally have to shade a single central with a...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 10 years ago ›
Light-Curing Solution for Provisional Restorations
During the fabrication of provisional restorations, it's not uncommon to use a visible light-curing oven, such as Triad or Procure from Great Lakes. These...
Darin Dichter | 10 years ago ›
Treatment Planning 101: Part III
In Part I and Part II of this series, I discussed what research is showing us about periodontal disease; how it impacts the overall longevity of our patients'...
Jeff Lineberry | 10 years ago ›
Basic Endodontic Diagnosis Course Now Available
An endodontic diagnosis, or any type of diagnosis, made when treating patients is important because it informs the intention to treat. Clinicians need...
Denise Prichard | 10 years ago ›
The Appliance as a Diagnostic Tool
The oral orthotic appliance has almost as many uses as a diagnostic aid and for treatment as it has names – splint, bite splint, guard, night guard,...
Kevin Kwiecien | 10 years ago ›
Provisionals with Ease and Accuracy
At the 2014 Spear Summit, a dentist asked me what was the most predictable, easy and accurate way to make provisionals for single units or 3-4 unit...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 10 years ago ›Treatment Planning 101: Part II
In the first article of this series, I began to discuss treatment planning and the importance of knowing how research can and should impact our treatment...
Jeff Lineberry | 10 years ago ›
Transferring Retention for Dental Patients with Problem Retention Issues
In previous posts I discussed how you might go about setting up a plan for transfer of retention from orthodontists both within and outside your referral...
Cheryl DeWood | 10 years ago ›