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Your Patient's Parents Are Not (Totally) To Blame For Their Poor Oral Health
Practice Management

Your Patient's Parents Are Not (Totally) To Blame For Their Poor Oral Health

This article will help you understand the role of genetics in determining biomarkers that could impact a patient's oral health.

| 6 years ago ›
Spear Releases New Pathway Covering CPR Protocol and LTR Classification
Spear Updates

Spear Releases New Pathway Covering CPR Protocol and LTR Classification

Spear has released a new pathway led by Dr. Ricardo Mitrani, which covers the CPR treatment planning protocol and introduces the LTR prosthetic treatment...

| 6 years ago ›
How Many Implants in the Edentulous Maxilla?
Implants

How Many Implants in the Edentulous Maxilla?

When treatment planning implants in the edentulous maxilla, how many do you need? Dr. Doug Benting investigates.

| 6 years ago ›
How to Avoid Becoming a "CE Hobbyist"
Practice Management

How to Avoid Becoming a "CE Hobbyist"

When it comes to implementing your new CE skills in your practice and with your entire team, are you doing so fully and successfully? This article is...

| 6 years ago ›
Cleaning Appliances: A Simple Service to Offer Your Patients
Techniques & Materials

Cleaning Appliances: A Simple Service to Offer Your Patients

This article will explain a technique for helping your patients clean their appliances as thoroughly as possible.

| 6 years ago ›
A Toolbox Essential - the RW 2.0
Techniques & Materials

A Toolbox Essential - the RW 2.0

A true 'toolbox essential' is something that has even more applications than just its intended purpose - take the RW 2.0, for...

| 6 years ago ›
Dental Impression Problems: Why You Get Them and How to Avoid Them
Techniques & Materials

Dental Impression Problems: Why You Get Them and How to Avoid Them

Here are a couple of quick fixes for some common impression material issues that lead to weird models.

| 6 years ago ›
When to Complete a Diagnostic Wax-Up
Techniques & Materials

When to Complete a Diagnostic Wax-Up

A diagnostic wax-up is clearly an important tool for better diagnosis and treatment planning, but when exactly should you put it into practice?

| 6 years ago ›
Surgical Guide Classification for Full Arch Prosthesis (Part 2)
Beyond Restoration

Surgical Guide Classification for Full Arch Prosthesis (Part 2)

This article continues Dr. Mitrani's discussion of full-arch prostheses by explaining the use of analog- and CAD/CAM generated guides.

| 6 years ago ›
How to Provisionalize an Entire Arch
Techniques & Materials

How to Provisionalize an Entire Arch

Utilizing the FGTP planning process throughout the process of provisionalizing a full arch will ensure greater case success.

| 6 years ago ›
What Do Dental Consultants Know That I Don’t?
Practice Management

What Do Dental Consultants Know That I Don’t?

Imtiaz Manji offers insight into the benefits dental consultants offer practices.

| 7 years ago ›
Is Your Toothpaste Being Too Hard on You?
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Techniques & Materials

Is Your Toothpaste Being Too Hard on You?

This article will give you a solid understanding of the abrasiveness of certain toothpastes and their impact on tooth structure.

| 7 years ago ›