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 ›
Limitations: Know When to Fold 'Em
I got my pilot's license 42 years ago. I learned to fly in an airplane that had only five basic instruments and no electrical system. It was one of...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
Endodontic Treatment: The Process Outcome
Jennifer presented to my office on January 30, 2012. She had consulted with and been treated by an endodontist on July 27, 2011....
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
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 ›
Cone Beam Imaging | Fallacies in Interpretation: Part 1
Advances in technology from the wheel to the computer, on which I am composing this article, have changed human life in profound and mostly beneficial...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
Tooth Reduction in Endodontics
To paraphrase one of my favorite people in dentistry, the late Dr. Bob Barkley, 'the best dentists help patients fail at the slowest possible speed.' Drilling...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
Saving for the Future: Part II
In my previous article, I introduced an 8-year-old female patient that sustained fractures to #8 and #9 after falling from her bicycle. In...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
This 8-year-old patient presented to my office in late October of 2005, having fallen from her bicycle earlier in the day. In addition to the small...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
Are Antibiotics Really Necessary?
Based on the wide variety of prescription antibiotics that have been given to patients presenting to my office for evaluation and possible treatment,...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›