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 ›
Teachable Moments in Dentistry
I recently restored a 17-year-old female with congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors that had recently completed her orthodontics. Her mother...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 10 years ago ›
One of my dental colleagues recently asked me about Teflon Tape and its use in adhesive dentistry. I've used it almost every day...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 10 years ago ›
Maintain Tissue Shape on Implant Site
The following technique is for maintaining the tissue shape on an implant site when lab work is being done to customize the impression abutment....
Mary Anne Salcetti | 10 years ago ›
Seating the Crown and Placing the RPD
In a previous article, 'Preparing and Impressing a Terminal Abutment for a Removable Partial Denture', I described a technique to allow the lab to...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
Make Sure to Have Clean Preps Before Impressing
Many of us have a routine of making the provisional prior to taking the final impression. It's a sequencing zone of comfort for some, while...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
Preparing and Impressing a Terminal Abutment for a Removable Partial Denture
I was recently faced with a prosthetic challenge of preparing and impressing a tooth that is a terminal abutment for a removable partial denture (RPD)...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
Are You Complying With the New OSHA Regulations?
It's so easy to ignore the small yet onerous details that our government requires through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). And...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
A Technique for Restoring Abfraction Lesions
I recently attended the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry meeting and listened to Dr. Newton Fahl speak about a new composite technique for restoring...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
Using the Open Tray Technique When Impressing Implant Sites
Sometimes it's the little things that save time and aggravation and you wonder what took you so long to think of it. I always use the open tray...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
Many patients who have changed their smiles by restoring their teeth are quick to notice a discrepancy in the tooth length/gingival margin on even a...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
We all occasionally have had resin cemented or bonded crowns come off the prepared tooth. It's easy to prepare the tooth for rebonding or cementation...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›