Dental Patients: Another Identity Crisis?!
Is your livelihood based on your income from doing dentistry for your work? In other words, are you dependent on money that you make from restoring teeth...
Kevin Kwiecien | 9 years ago ›
Incisal Edge Position: Planning for an Overdenture
Have you been through the experience of constructing an immediate denture where the patient returned from surgery with an overly prominent display of...
Doug Benting | 9 years ago ›
Lab putty is the dental material's version of baseball's utility player. In the lab, it can be used for a variety of applications like restorative space...
Darin Dichter | 9 years ago ›
I've been working on a case with my world-class ceramist, Matt Roberts, for the past month. It is a case that will require some pink porcelain or composite...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
Limitations: Know When to Fold 'Em
I got my pilot's license 42 years ago. I learned to fly in an airplane that had only five basic instruments and no electrical system. It was one of...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
As we all know, we have a lot of new materials to pick from – and yet sometimes 'old friends' are the best thing for us to remember. Two of those...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›
Composite Restorations vs. Ceramic Restorations
Imagine that this patient presented to your office for the treatment of the left central and lateral that were fractured in a biking accident. What...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›
Bite Registration Material Setting Too FAST? Chillax…
When selecting bite registration materials to be used for interocclusal records, some characteristics that we'd like to see are: Accuracy No resistance...
Darin Dichter | 10 years ago ›
Individual Dental Implant Supported Restorations for Maxillary Incisors
This patient has decided to have his upper maxillary incisors removed following a significant dental history that includes endodontic treatment, clinical...
Doug Benting | 10 years ago ›
Monolithic Zirconia Restorations Can Fracture!
Despite their flexural strength, monolithic zirconia restorations can still break! Dr. Bob Winter discusses how to induce minimal trauma and demonstrates...
Robert Winter | 10 years ago ›
Topical anesthetics are designed to make the use of local anesthesia as comfortable as possible, something that is appreciated by patients and dentists...
Gary DeWood | 10 years ago ›
Segmenting a Full Mouth Diagnostic Wax-Up
Generally for me, all complex cases start with a diagnostic wax-up. Once this wax-up is done, I can base my preparations and provisionals off of this...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›