Placing Composite in Large Non-carious Cervical Class V Lesions
We all have had large non-carious cervical lesions to restore on the facial or buccal surfaces of teeth. The challenge in finishing them is usually...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
Options in Anterior Immediate Implant Placement
In the 1980s, we used to extract an anterior tooth, graft the socket and delay implant placement to allow healing of the bone. This approach works well,...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Dogs Take a Bite Out of Dental Office Anxiety
With recent headlines alluding to dental phobias being passed on to children by their parents, a new concept known as dog therapy aims to ease the nerves...
Denise Prichard | 12 years ago ›
Best of Spear 2012: Dose of Fun
Throughout the year we provided a few fun, but still informative articles. The following posts are the ones that resonated the most with our valued readers--who...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 12 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...
Frank Spear | 12 years ago ›
Shade Selection in the Anterior
Shade selection in the anterior can be tricky. Too many factors can change the shade or color of the teeth. The operatory lights, window light...
Darin O'Bryan, D.D.S. | 12 years ago ›
It took me a while to learn this lesson. When I started out in business, I had the same impulse that many entrepreneurs have: I wanted to do it all....
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
As far as we have come in creating dental solutions that effectively treat and prevent various types of oral diseases, the mouthwash rinses our ancestors...
Denise Prichard | 12 years ago ›
This has been an extraordinary first year for the Spear Review, the online publishing platform of Spear, because of all of you – our valued readers....
Abigail Pfeiffer | 12 years ago ›
Steps in Cross-Mounting a Case
If you are interested in understanding the process the lab uses to cross-mount a case or are cross-mounting your own cases and want...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
Research Suggests New Strategy to Prevent Gum Disease
According to a University of Pennsylvania press release, by blocking a molecular receptor that bacteria normally target to cause the disease, scientists...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 12 years ago ›
Cantilevered Fixed Partial Dentures to Replace Missing Lateral Incisors
As I have mentioned in previous articles, there are multiple treatment options available for managing patients with missing lateral incisors. Although...
Greggory Kinzer | 12 years ago ›