Assessing Occlusal Plane/Midline Cant Problems
At the time you try-in a patient's final restorations, if there is a cant to the occlusal plane or midline, you can follow these steps to assess or...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
The Paradox of Doing Less to Increase the Value of Your Time
How much time are you going to spend reading this article? Since most of my readers are busy dentists, I'm going to assume that you are going to...
Imtiaz Manji | 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...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Why You Should Retire Right Now
To me retirement is about doing what you love. If you are living with passion and doing the things you love, while also embracing the things you don't...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Improve Your Bitewings With a Cotton Tip Applicator
If you're like me, you or your team has trouble getting the contacts on bitewings open at times. I would like to share a simple tip to help you get those...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›
Every Dentist's Most Important Asset
What is the most valuable asset you own? It's not your house. It's not your practice, no matter how highly it may be appraised. In fact, it is not any...
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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 ›
Facts and Figures: The High-Speed Handpiece
1957: S.S. White Company introduced the Borden Airotor, the first successful air-driven handpiece. This instrument is regarded as the precursor...
Vivek Mehta | 11 years ago ›
Five Questions to Help You Stop the Insanity
You are probably familiar with the quotation, often attributed to Albert Einstein: 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
As stated in a recent EurekAlert! media release, there has been little research about how dairy products affect oral health. However, according to a...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
The First Thing to Say When a Patient Says No
What do you do when a patient says no to the dental problems you have shown them? If you're like many dentists, you consider your job done, accept their...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
How to Make a Custom Incisal Guide Table
Once the decision is made to make a custom incisal guide table, the following sequence of steps should be followed. Determine if you are going to restore...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›