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What Is the Best Camera for Dental Photography?

What Is the Best Camera for Dental Photography?

Dental photography is important for both treatment planning and case acceptance. But what is the best camera for the job?

| 9 years ago
Why Dental Magnification Matters

Why Dental Magnification Matters

Without dental magnification, can you really see what's going on in your patient's mouth?

| 9 years ago
Accidental Ingestion of Dental Materials: Treatment and Prevention

Accidental Ingestion of Dental Materials: Treatment and Prevention

The accidental ingestion or aspiration of dental materials during treatment can be particularly troublesome. These tips will help walk you through treatment...

| 9 years ago
Conventional Complete Denture Fabrication in 9 Steps
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Conventional Complete Denture Fabrication in 9 Steps

These nine essential steps will aid clinicians with predictable conventional denture fabrication.

| 9 years ago
How a Cone Beam CT Saved a Dental Patient's Life

How a Cone Beam CT Saved a Dental Patient's Life

Dr. Steve Ratcliff discusses dentists' duty to pay attention for and report other health issues found during the diagnostic process.

| 9 years ago
Interdisciplinary Management of Traumatic Fractures
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Interdisciplinary Management of Traumatic Fractures

Using a case presentation, Dr. Gregg Kinzer breaks down the steps of proper treatment planning.

| 9 years ago
Do You Pre-wedge For Your Posterior Composites?

Do You Pre-wedge For Your Posterior Composites?

Direct posterior resin is a mainstay in clinical practice. However, it is not uncommon for clinicians to struggle creating consistently tight interproximal...

| 9 years ago
Ergonomic Benefits of Ultrasonic Instrumentation

Ergonomic Benefits of Ultrasonic Instrumentation

As a clinician who was trained primarily to use hand scalers, I'm encouraged by how incorporating ultrasonic instrumentation immediately improves the...

| 9 years ago
Class II Resin Restorations: Quick Tips to Help Manage the “Step Child” of Direct Restorations
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Class II Resin Restorations: Quick Tips to Help Manage the “Step Child” of Direct Restorations

Over the past decade, there has been a huge shift in dentistry going from using amalgam or 'mercury' fillings in posterior teeth to being 'metal free,'...

| 9 years ago
How Material Choices and Technology Can Impact Your Crown and Bridge Fit

How Material Choices and Technology Can Impact Your Crown and Bridge Fit

If you are like me, one of the more satisfying things when delivering an indirect restoration is not only that it looks good, but it's a great day...

| 9 years ago
Bite Registration Tips

Bite Registration Tips

Restorative dentistry is replete with procedures that are done so routinely that we adapt to the conveniences and inconveniences of the materials and...

| 9 years ago
High Speed Brownie Points

High Speed Brownie Points

There are many dental products available today to serve a multitude of different purposes, sometimes the number of choices can become overwhelming....

| 9 years ago