For most patients the outcome of excess overjet is some occlusal variation from what might be considered normal or ideal. The specific variation is...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
If You Schedule It, They Will Come
In a previous article, Practice Dentistry without a Net?, I talked about the importance of really challenging yourself from time to time by taking away...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›![Believe it Or Not Dentistry [Part I]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Ortho1.png)
Believe it Or Not Dentistry [Part I]
There is no point to this article other than to share a most unusual clinical finding. This patient had her dentistry done in Eastern Europe...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Practice Dentistry Without a Net?
I remember hearing about a family of circus performers from years ago who specialized in trapeze routines and other spectacular highwire acts. They were...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
The Trouble With Gingival Position
One of the foundations of an esthetic restoration is gingival position. It is always better to have that discussion with patients before we...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Every dentist who goes from average to exceptional reaches a point in their training where they undergo a fundamental shift in thinking. When this mindset...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Sometimes it can seem that a dental practice is an extremely complicated piece of machinery. There are a lot of moving parts and human considerations...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Closing the Infamous Black Triangle
To close black triangles in the gingival embrasure when restoring teeth with veneers or crowns, there are clinical and technical design procedures required...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Failure Risks of Restoring Endodontically Treated Teeth
It is well documented in the literature that restored teeth that are endodontically treated are at a higher risk of failure than the restoration of...
Greggory Kinzer | 11 years ago ›
Spear TALK: Discover a wealth of advice for treating your most challenging cases. Find out which new practice technologies are actually worth the...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
The best thing we can do for our patients is paint a realistic picture of what they can expect from our efforts and proposed treatment. One of the easiest...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›
Provide Your Lab the Best Shade Possible
If you want your lab to love you, give them this easy piece of information. Labs tell me all the time that they don't get enough data from dentists...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›