I remember many years back my dad telling me that his dentist made him a night guard for his 'grinding habit.' A few years later he underwent a full year of...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Most of us have been taught that ideal occlusion means canine guidance, or mutually protected occlusion. In fact, that is the preferred occlusal...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Evaluating 'At Risk' Occlusions
One of the most critical components of the examination is evaluating for 'at risk' occlusal conditions. These risks can take even the most seemingly simple...
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›
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 ›
The Truth About Crossover Interferences
We talk about crossover in our occlusion courses. It is the lateral excursive position where the lower canine moves past the upper canine. If the anterior...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
I Guess Occlusion Does Matter?
This is a case from my failure file. These provisionals kept breaking in the same place. The lower lateral is a provisional on top of an implant temporary...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
The Mystery of Tooth Preparation
Have you ever done a tooth preparation and then found despite having reduced the prescribed amount of structure, you don't have the proper amount of...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›
The Three Phases of Joint Evaluation
Joint examination and evaluation is one of the three systems that must be evaluated prior to treatment. This article is a continuation of my previous...
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Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part II]
As I discussed in Part I of this article, planning treatment for wear patients can be difficult because of all the different possibilities that can occur...
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Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part I]
Planning treatment for wear patients can be difficult because of all the different possibilities that can occur as teeth wear. In some patients the wear...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Treatment Planning and Sequencing in Patients with Severe Wear
Almost every restorative dentist I know has a set of models sitting on their desk they have looked at multiple times and yet they still don't know...
Frank Spear | 12 years ago ›
In the past few weeks I've had correspondence with three dentists asking about the use of an anterior bite plane appliance like the one pictured here....
Gary DeWood | 12 years ago ›