This is a patient who after several years of procrastinating has decided to move forward with treatment. The deciding factor for her was recurrent decay...
Steve Ratcliff | 9 years ago ›
At one time or another, we all want or need to move gingival tissues. While our patients may need us to do that in order to reach their goals, it is a...
John Carson | 9 years ago ›
Removing Ceramic Veneers With a Laser: Part 1
One of the more difficult things that we often encounter as restorative dentists is removing ceramic veneer restorations. The goal is to remove the veneer...
Greggory Kinzer | 9 years ago ›
Getting The “Sharpness” Right on Your Restorations
Have you ever had a patient say they have a hard time chewing, yet their teeth are clearly making contact? Maybe they even said their teeth are not 'sharp'...
John Carson | 9 years ago ›
Don’t Dismiss the Value of a Fractured Root
Your 60-year-old patient has a long-standing bridge and she notifies you that the bridge is loose. When she comes in to the office you find one of the...
Donna Stenberg | 9 years ago ›
Treatment Decisions: To Remove or To Retain?
Imagine if this was your patient and he was presenting to your office for a second opinion on treatment. What would you? This 18-year-old patient presents...
Greggory Kinzer | 9 years ago ›
I am not a dentist who chooses to use an in-office milling system. It just doesn't make sense for my small practice and low volume of patients. Yet, I...
Steve Ratcliff | 9 years ago ›
You Only Treat What You See...
Consider this patient who did exactly what her dentist suggested; she cracked her lower left second molar and it split in half and had to be extracted....
Steve Ratcliff | 9 years ago ›
In my practice, it is a fairly routine event to have a young child present secondary to a traumatic injury to upper or lower anterior teeth. Many of these...
Glen Doyon | 9 years ago ›
The Impact From the Hygiene Operatory on Composite Restorations: Part I
Before and after a composite restoration. As clinicians, we spend a considerable amount of time placing composite restorations that strive to re-create...
Greggory Kinzer | 9 years ago ›
When communicating the desired tooth position to the dental technician for a diagnostic wax-up, the more accurate and detailed the information provided...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›
The easiest open bite to correct is one that was caused by tooth wear from erosion, not attrition or grinding, and where the anterior tooth position didn't...
Frank Spear | 10 years ago ›