A Puzzle About Intermittent Swelling
So I don't have a definitive answer here, although I think I know what might be happening. This patient described intermittent swelling on the left...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
What Do I Need to Know If I Replace This Bridge?
This bridge is 32 years old and pretty darn good if you ask me. It is by no means a failure. However, the time has come for it to be...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›![Treat or Extract? [Part II]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Treat-or-Extract-1.png)
In Part 1 of this series, I asked if you would treat #14 or extract it. We saw both sides of the fence in this discussion. As...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›![Treat or Extract? [Part I]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Treat-Extract-2.png)
We are often faced with the question of having to decide on whether to extract or treat a tooth with endodontic or periodontal issues....
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
The wear this patient has on her lower anteriors is something I know you all have seen before. I bet if you look at the palatal surface of the upper...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›![Pesky Screw Access for Implants [Ed.]](https://assets.speareducation.com/www/uploads/blog/images/featured/25480.jpg)
Pesky Screw Access for Implants [Ed.]
This article, originally published 2/5/13, is one of our most widely read regarding tips about implants. Hate stuffing cotton pellets...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
One of the challenges of creating surgical guides for full arch restorations is making a scan with a radio-opaque material. Typically, an interim prosthesis...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Black Triangles and Diastemas With Veneers
Seems like a simple concept, doesn't it? Do a nice porcelain veneer and close those ugly black triangles or diastemas? Here's a quick tip that...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
The stick 'bite' is a quick and easy reference for your ceramist. It's not really a bite registration; rather, it is a useful tool for...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›![Believe it Or Not Dentistry [Part I]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Ortho1.png)
Believe it Or Not Dentistry [Part I]
There is no point to this article other than to share a most unusual clinical finding. This patient had her dentistry done in Eastern Europe...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Provide Your Lab the Best Shade Possible
If you want your lab to love you, give them this easy piece of information. Labs tell me all the time that they don't get enough data from dentists...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Pesky Screw Access for Implants
Hate stuffing cotton pellets into implant screw access? Tired of squirting light bodied impression material into those same openings and then trying to...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›