The Importance of Evaluating Temporary Veneers
In recent articles, I went over the steps I use when bonding porcelain veneers. In this article, I'd like to reintroduce Julie as my example patient...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Steps in the Veneer Seating Process: Part II
When you talk to dentists about the procedures they are fearful of, seating porcelain veneers comes up frequently as one of the most anxiety producing....
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Tom Case Study: Fabricating Shell Provisionals
In a recent article, 'Tom Case Study: Treatment Planning Part I', I walked you through my treatment plan for retired dentist, Tom. In this article,...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Tom Case Study: Treatment Planning Part II
This is a continuation of Part I discussing the treatment planning involved with the case study of retired dentist, Tom. Regarding the actual tooth...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Tom Case Study: Treatment Planning Part I
In this series of articles, I'm going to start on a new case study for a retired dentist named Tom. His desire was to replace a posterior reconstruction...
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Treatment Planning and Sequencing in Patients With Severe Wear [Ed.]
Almost every restorative dentist I know has a set of models sitting on their desk they have looked at multiple times and yet...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Nancy Case Study: Final Restoration
As the closing article in Nancy Case Study (Part I) series, I'll be discussing Nancy's final restorations. I ended up going with a...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Nancy Case Study: Material Selection Part II
As I stated in part I of this series, the Nancy case study was used as part of a three-day ceramic enhancement workshop. Each dentist who signed up for...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Nancy Case Study: Material Selection Part I
In my previous articles, I've gone over the treatment planning and lab communication techniques regarding Nancy's case. The case itself was used...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
The Problem With Acidulated Fluoride
I've done a lot of external coloring of my restorations throughout my career and I am frequently asked questions regarding the durability of external...
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Nancy Case Study: Communicating With the Lab [Part II]
Continuing the discussion on the Nancy Case Study, this article will highlight the lab communication phase that began in Part I. A critical part...
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Nancy Case Study: Communicating with the Lab [Part I]
In a previous article, I went over the treatment planning process of Nancy's two central incisors that had old restorations and the completion of...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›