Coming into Dr. Spear's practice in the late 90s exposed me to a variety of implant restorations – a large number of which had been in place for...
Greggory Kinzer | 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 ›
Three Steps to Simplifying Direct Bonding
When I am restoring excessively worn teeth for a patient, I like to start with direct provisional bonding. While this can be a tremendously beneficial...
John Carson | 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,...
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Dealing with Nervous Patients [Part II]
In a previous article I discussed managing patients with mild to moderate anxiety. While the methods discussed previously will allow you successfully...
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Dealing with Nervous Patients [Part I]
As we all know the thought of visiting a dental office can cause anxiety for many of our patients. This anxiety can range from mild nervousness to extreme...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›
Sophisticated Simplicity: The SAM 3
The SAM 3 is my go-to articulator system due to its reliability in calibration, clean design and the ability to tailor the scope of programming....
Darin Dichter | 10 years ago ›
The General Dentist's Role in Managing Retention
I met a friend for lunch recently and she told me she was talking about me the previous weekend. I don't know about you, but it always gets my attention...
Cheryl DeWood | 10 years ago ›
Increase Predictability With Your Lab
Would you like to make your communication with your lab more predictable? When it comes to increasing predictability, communication with our lab is the...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›
Can Treating Worn Dentition Be This Easy?
Over the years I've had my share of patients who came in with destroyed dentitions that I had no idea how to treat....
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
Papilla: Don't Call it a Comeback
We have plenty of patients present to our offices desiring a nicer smile. Of course we want to transform our patient's desires into the restorations...
Jeff Lineberry | 10 years ago ›
Is the Staining 'Triple-Threat' Working Against You?
Would you be open to the possibility that most conditions that we see in dentistry are multi-factorial and ambiguous? I thought so.
Kevin Kwiecien | 10 years ago ›