Steps in the Veneer Seating Process: Part II
When you talk to dentists about the procedures they are fearful of, seating porcelain veneers comes up frequently as one of the most anxiety producing....
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Tom Case Study: Fabricating Shell Provisionals
In a recent article, 'Tom Case Study: Treatment Planning Part I', I walked you through my treatment plan for retired dentist, Tom. In this article,...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Tom Case Study: Treatment Planning Part II
This is a continuation of Part I discussing the treatment planning involved with the case study of retired dentist, Tom. Regarding the actual tooth...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Understanding Reduction Copings
The concept of a reduction coping is to create more space for the restoration after the laboratory receives the impression or cast of the prepared...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
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 ›
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 ›
Nancy Case Study: Final Restoration
As the closing article in Nancy Case Study (Part I) series, I'll be discussing Nancy's final restorations. I ended up going with a...
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Nancy Case Study: Communicating With the Lab [Part II]
Continuing the discussion on the Nancy Case Study, this article will highlight the lab communication phase that began in Part I. A critical part...
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Nancy Case Study: Communicating with the Lab [Part I]
In a previous article, I went over the treatment planning process of Nancy's two central incisors that had old restorations and the completion of...
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Nancy Case Study: Malalignment [Part II]
Continuing the series on the Nancy Case Study on malalignment, once the mock-up is approved, depth cuts and tooth preparation can begin. Whenever you're...
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Nancy Case Study: Malalignment [Part I]
In this series of articles, I'll be going over the treatment process of Nancy. At the time of treatment she was 79 years old, had no chief...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Options for Altering Tissue Position
The need to alter the position of the gingival tissue is something we all commonly face as restorative dentists. We regularly see patients with recession...
Greggory Kinzer | 11 years ago ›